Which appliance uses the most energy and as a result would produce the most carbon dioxide?

I am trying to find this out for homework but im finding it hard to figure out what produces the most carbon dioxide in my house. if anyone knows an appliance that use alot of carbon dioxide it will be a great help. thankyou|||Check the power rating of the equipment. The higher the rating the higher is the carbon dioxide production. For example a simple high efficiency light power rating is 40 watts but a Refrigerator has a power rating of about 150 watts. A water heater has 3000Watts and a washing machine has 700 watts. TV has 200 watts (old TVs). The rating multiplied by the hours you use will be the amount of power you consume which is directly proportional to the Co2 generated. From this you will know that Refrigerator and air cn would be a great source of electric consumption. Even though their rating is lower the hrs of its operations make it one of the equipment which causes a lot of CO2 generation. From the number you may point that heater is a culprit but we use it only for 10 to 20 minutes and hence on a daily basis they don't add up to a great amount. Hope this helps.|||Hi any appliance that boils water eg your hot water system only if it's electrical powered,even your electric kettle.The power generated is usually coal powered steam turbine creating electricity thus carbon emission.In Australia the government is trying to cut out electric hot water systems buy giving rebates to home owners for solar hot water systems.


Note No 5 in the link.|||Anything that produces heat; water heater, oven, toaster, dryer, incandescent light bulbs... The more heat they produce, the more power they use.|||this is highly dependent on your lifestyle.


since heating water is so energy intensive, water heater is a very good guess.


on the other hand, if you have a gas water heater, it may not be as bad, depending on where you live, and what your utility uses to run it's generators.


if you live in Iceland, not to worry.





clearly how much time your computer is turned on, how much time your TV is on, how much your air conditioner is on (ie how hot it is), are all important, as is how much heating you do in the winter.





if i had to just guess, it'd be water heater, then light bulbs (as a group), then air conditioner.