Commercial Buildings Are Largest Single Consumers Of Energy In United States

GREENandSAVE News — According to a new report from Pike Research, commercial buildings in the United States are responsible for 18% of the country’s total energy consumption, and as such they represent one of the largest opportunities for energy efficiency improvements and reduction in carbon emissions.

Pike Research’s study, Energy Management Systems for Commercial Buildings, analyzes the emerging market for commercial building EMS in depth.

The report notes that:

"Commercial buildings are the largest single consumers of energy in the United States. We live in a 24/7 environment where buildings and the equipment in them are running all the time. Whether it is heating up the office in morning before we come in or lights in offices, parking lots, hallways, and in other locations that are on for between 6 and 24 hours each day, or data centers where numerous racks of servers run constantly, our buildings are constantly consuming energy. The result is that commercial buildings are responsible for approximately 20% of the energy used annually in the U.S."