Table 2.1: Estimated average power used per person as a function of the stage of human...
Table 2.1: Estimated average power used per person as a function of the stage of human development (worldwide) or as a function of year (for the United States, 1850-2000). The power values are calculated from the primary energy use. society power consumption (W) hunter 100 use of fire 200 domestication of animals 500 Renaissance 1160 1850 4880 1900 5340 1950 7300 1960 8180 1970 11,000 1980 1990 11,000 2000 11,730 Based on data from G.J. Aubrecht II, Energy: Physical, Environmental and Social Impact (3rd ed.) Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ (2006). 11,250