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proportion of cooling provided by fuel

The energy used for cooling provided by a given fuel expressed as a proportion of total cooling energy.

Used to calculate:fossil fuels consumed and biomass fuels consumed

Varies by: fuel and lifestyle

Used fuel lifestyle Reference Location: Ecosystem
(study period)		 Value Units Notes
* Biodiesel Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include biodiesel as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Biodiesel Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Biodiesel Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Biodiesel Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Biodiesel Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Coal Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include coal as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Coal Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Coal Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Coal Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Coal Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Diesel / light fuel oil Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include diesel/light fuel oil as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Diesel / light fuel oil Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Diesel / light fuel oil Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Diesel / light fuel oil Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Diesel / light fuel oil Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Electricity Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 97.9592 % proportion (0 - 100) We calculated this value by dividing this fuel's space cooling energy usage (quadrillion Btu) by the total site energy usage of space cooling (quadillion Btu). We then converted the calculation to a percent.
* Electricity Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 100 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Electricity Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 100 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Electricity Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 100 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Electricity Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Ethanol Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include ethanol as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Ethanol Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Ethanol Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Ethanol Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Ethanol Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gas-electric hybrid Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include gas-electric hybrid as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Gas-electric hybrid Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gas-electric hybrid Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gas-electric hybrid Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gas-electric hybrid Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gasoline Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include gasoline as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Gasoline Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gasoline Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gasoline Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Gasoline Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Geothermal Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include geothermal as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Geothermal Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Geothermal Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % (0 - 100)
* Geothermal Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % (0 - 100)
* Geothermal Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % (0 - 100)
* Hydroelectric Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include hydroelectric as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Hydroelectric Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Hydroelectric Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Hydroelectric Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Hydroelectric Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Hydrogen Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include hydrogen as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Hydrogen Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Hydrogen Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Hydrogen Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Hydrogen Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Jet fuel Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include jet fuel as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Jet fuel Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Jet fuel Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Jet fuel Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Jet fuel Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Kerosene Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include kerosene as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Kerosene Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Kerosene Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Kerosene Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Kerosene Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Municipal solid waste Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include municipal solid waste as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Municipal solid waste Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Municipal solid waste Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Municipal solid waste Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Municipal solid waste Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Muscle Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include muscle as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Muscle Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Muscle Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Muscle Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Muscle Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 2.0408 % proportion (0 - 100) We calculated this value by dividing this fuel's space cooling energy usage (quadrillion Btu) by the total site energy usage of space cooling (quadillion Btu). We then converted the calculation to a percent.
* Natural gas Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas compressed (CNG) Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include natural gas, compressed (CNG) as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Natural gas compressed (CNG) Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas compressed (CNG) Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas compressed (CNG) Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas compressed (CNG) Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas liquefied (LNG) Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include natural gas, liquefied (LNG) as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Natural gas liquefied (LNG) Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas liquefied (LNG) Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas liquefied (LNG) Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Natural gas liquefied (LNG) Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Nuclear material Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include nuclear material as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Nuclear material Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Nuclear material Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Nuclear material Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Nuclear material Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Propane / LPG Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include propane/LPG as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Propane / LPG Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Propane / LPG Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Propane / LPG Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Propane / LPG Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Residual fuel oil Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include residual fuel oil as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Residual fuel oil Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Residual fuel oil Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Residual fuel oil Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Residual fuel oil Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Solar Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include solar as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Solar Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Solar Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Solar Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Solar Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Steam Average American Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 proportion (0-1)
* Steam Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 proportion (0-1)
* Steam Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 proportion (0-1) There is a small number of buildings that utilize steam for space cooling purposes; however, these buildings have been excluded from this parameter value due to the inaccessibility of the data.
* Steam Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 proportion (0-1)
* Steam Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % (0 - 100)
* Wind Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include wind as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Wind Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Wind Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Wind Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Wind Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Wood and other biomass Average American U.S. Department of Energy 2012 - 2011 Buildings Energy Data Book US: Buildings (2010) 0 % proportion (0 - 100) The source does not include wood as a fuel used to provide cooling to Americans.
* Wood and other biomass Average Earthling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Wood and other biomass Average New Yorker Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Wood and other biomass Eco-conscious Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)
* Wood and other biomass Lenape Person Assumed New York City: Mannahatta () 0 % proportion (0 - 100)

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