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4 sourced facts about household utilities — electricity, water and energy, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
AnswerHawaii, about $213/month
Hawaii's isolated grid and imported fuel make it by far the most expensive state for electricity.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2024) eia.gov
Answerabout 88 gallons per person
That's roughly double the average daily water use in England or Germany.
Source: Wikipedia (Water supply and sanitation in the United States) (2010) en.wikipedia.org
Answer$89/month
That's less than half of what customers in Hawaii or Connecticut typically pay.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2024) eia.gov
Answerabout 322 billion gallons per day
Those three uses account for around 90% of all daily water withdrawals in the country.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey (2015) usgs.gov