DLH Contracting, LLC

Alternative Energy Facts

• Central PA averages 3.5 to 4.0 sun-hours per day
• The average household with electric hot water spends 25% of its energy costs on heating water
• The amount of energy from the sun that hits the earth in one hour could generate a year's worth of electricity for the entire planet
• 16 tons of CO2 are emitted every 24 hours by human use worldwide
• Residential appliances are responsible for 90% of all energy consumption
• A one kwh photovoltaic system each month:

Prevents 150 lbs. of coal from being mined

Prevents 300 lbs. of CO2 from entering the atmosphere

Keeps 105 gal. of water from being consumed

• Using 100 kwh of wind power each month is equivalent to:

Planting 1/2 acre of trees

NOT driving 2400 miles