Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Take a look around your home. Really look. How many electronics are plugged in right now? The average American abode requires 30 kilowatt-hours of electricity every single day. But the amount of fuel that depends on the energy source.

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Producer/Video by:
Jason Lederman

Research:
Rob Verger

Narrator:
Kevin Gray

Media Used:
Pixabay
Pexels
Prelinger Archives/archive.org
Pond5
NASA

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