Table 3.

Total, per unit and per tree, residential energy-use savings for Sacramento County. There are a total of 441,943 residential living units.

Existinα Tree ShadeAir TemperatureWind SpeedTotalHeating + Cooling
CoolingHeatingCoolingHeatingCoolingHeatingCoolingHeating
Total Energy use655 GWh12,490 TJ
Change for county78 GWh-477 TJ72 GWh0TJ-21 GWh542 TJ129 GWh65 TJ
Percent change11.9%-3.8%10.9%0.0%-3.1%4.3%19.7%0.52%
Change for county (M$)10-590-3616117
Change/unit176 kWh-1,079 MJ162 kWh0MJ-47 kWh1,226 MJ292 kWh147 MJ
Change/unit ($)22-12210-61337239
Change/tree §73 kWh-447 MJ67 kWh0MJ-19.3 kWh508 MJ121 kWh61 MJ
Change/tree ($)9.3-4.98.50-2.45.615.30.716
Change/tree 73 kWh-447 MJ23 kWh0MJ-6.5 kWh172 MJ89 kWh-275 MJ
Change/tree ($)9.3-4.92.90-0.81.911.3-3.8
  • § Trees found < 20 m from residences (1,066,338) used to compute air temperature and wind speed values

  • All 3,152,232 residential trees used to compute air temperature and wind speed values