11,040

Average annual electricity consumption, in kilowatt hours, for a U.S. residential utility customer in 2008

302 square feet

Anticipated increase in the average size of U.S. housing stock from 2005 to 2035

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

9.6%

U.S. unemployment in October

17.3%

U.S. construction sector unemployment in October

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

$5 billion

Total amount in incentives for the Home Star program listed in the Clean Energy Act Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act

Source: Senate Democratic Policy Committee