(with Examples) 1  An abstract noun is a word which names something that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. It is the opposite of a concrete noun. 2  It is not always easy to spot an abstract noun, and it is common for grammarians to argue over whether the thing represented by a noun is perceivable or not.
Household electricity use: 6,000 kWh per household per year for 3 residents average per household. So the household use per capita is 2,000 kWh or about of per capita electricity from all applications. Household Natural Gas use: 400 therms per household x 30 give 12,000 kWh equivalent electricity.
A: According to the United States Energy Information Administration's website, as of 2012, the average American home used 903 kilowatt hours of electricity per month. However, power consumption varies dramatically during the day and across the United States, with Louisiana homes averaging the highest consumption and Maine homes averaging the lowest.