WOW Facts
- The United States DoD is the largest energy consumer within the United States Government.
- About 1.8 million people are on Active Duty in the US Military.
- The Air Force and the Navy consume the most energy within the DoD.
- The DoD consumed about 30 Billion kWh of electricity in 2010. Compare that with the entire nation of Nigeria, who only consumes about 20 billion kWh.
- The DoD has over 300,638 buildings in 5,000 sites around the world. This equals to around 113.000 km^2. That is more land coverage than the state of Louisiana.
- The Pentagon unveiled a 2013 budget plan that would cut $487 billion in spending over the next decade.
- It is estimated that for every $1 price increase in a barrel of oil, then the price of fuel increases about $130 million.
- Energy costs represent less then 2% of the DoD budget.
- Less than 5% of renewable energy helps powers the US Military.
- The US Military consumes more oil, more than any other energy resources they have.
- DoD uses 120 million barrels of oil annually.