This study described the energy consumption of various electric appliances in the houses in Japan. In order to obtain the fundamental information for discussing residential energy saving strategies, long-term investigation of detail energy consumption have been done from 2002 to 2003 for 80 dwellings. The results are as follows; (1) Energy consumption of the refrigerators in actual condition exceeds of catalog value. (2) Relationship between the refrigerator capacity and the annual energy consumption of the refrigerator is low. (3) The standby electricity is 20% or less of total energy consumption in the house. (4)The electricity consumption for the amusement use in the house is the most representative use.
