Nearly everything we do and use in buildings consumes energy, from lighting, to heating and cooling, to cooking, and powering appliances and electronics. The energy we use in our buildings makes up 50% of Bend’s local emissions, making it the largest contributor to community GHG emissions. In Bend, residential homes have a larger emissions impact than commercial businesses, and industrial energy use is even smaller by comparison.
We can reduce emissions from energy use in buildings by increasing the efficiency of our buildings, appliances, and fixtures.
The bar graph below shows Bend's emissions from residential, commercial, and industrial energy uses, broken down by energy source (electricity, natural gas, and other fuels like fuel oil and propane).