Ugh. Not really the truth at all if you look at the numbers closely. Numbers are so easy to distort. Where are the sources for those numbers? Gore's electricity company has no record of being contacted about his bills, and do not give out private information anyway. And the "average" american household number includes trailers and small homes for all america.

But let's assume it is, that his bill is all what you say. Let's do some math for averages by csf for HIS area.

According to NES an average home in Nashville consumes 15,600 kwh and 19.83 kwh per square foot. (In Gore's climatic zone, although not in not in a northern or Midwestern "snow belt", it is the East South Central where the average is much higher, thanks to hot, humid summers and cold winters ).

Gore home is 10000SF and ASSUMING 221,000 kWh number is accurate (you say it is and that emaill is, so MAYBE? even though no one has a proven bill from TVA) his usuage close to the average range for his climate region. And he does this will a home fully staffed and used all year round.

OK, so his house is ABOVE average so he uses A LOT of energy. Even then it isn't 20x more like 3x the average. So all this accusation boils down to is a claim that it is somehow "hypocritical" for Al Gore to live in a large house.

See? You can't just look at numbers and statistics given to you, you have to THINK for yourself and compare apples with apples.