Carbonle #115 — September 23, 2026
Today: energy around the house
The order that day, lightest footprint to heaviest.
- 1Boiling the kettle · one cup, ~0.1 kWhAbout 0.02 kg CO₂e — one cup, ~0.1 kWh.0.02 kg CO₂e
- 2A dishwasher cycle · ~1 kWhAbout 0.21 kg CO₂e — ~1 kWh.0.21 kg CO₂e
- 3A day of electric heat · ~17 kWhAbout 3.52 kg CO₂e — ~17 kWh.3.52 kg CO₂e
- 4Charging an EV · full charge, ~60 kWhAbout 12.42 kg CO₂e — full charge, ~60 kWh.12.42 kg CO₂e
- 5A winter of gas heating · ~3,000 kWh of gasAbout 549 kg CO₂e — ~3,000 kWh of gas.549 kg CO₂e