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
| Used | fuel | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | 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) |