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Source: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumptionbriefs/recs/aircond_use.html Facts from the 2007 Energy Use survey There is nothing I love more than useless facts - like those snapple lids? Best thing ever. Yay! Okay, so truthfully, I guess I could love a couple things more, but here goes: Useless air conditioning "facts" from a survey.

• Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of all American households had air-conditioners. 47 percent of all households had central air-conditioning systems and 25 percent had window/wall air-conditioners. 1 percent had both central and window/wall air-conditioners.

• In 1997, households in the South spent the most for air conditioning, an average of $201, while households in the Midwest spent the least, an average of $81. In the South, 57 percent of all households had electric air conditioners and used them all summer, compared to only 11 percent of the households in the Northeast and West.

They also direct the public to their website for more statistics and information. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumption/index.html