Fwd: Reach for the (Energy) Stars! – Home Energy Week

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> Reach for the (Energy) Stars! – Home Energy

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> Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:27:34 -0600

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> Monday, March 20, 2006

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> IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green

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> Today's Daily Tip: Reach for the (Energy) Stars! –

> Home Energy Week

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> Are you still using those awful avocado green

> appliances that look

> like they came straight out of Carol Brady’s

> kitchen?

>

> The Bite:

> All green is not created equal. Ditch the

> inefficient washer and

> dryers, refrigerators, and dishwashers for better

> appliances and

> you’ll save water, energy, and best of all - some

> cold, hard cash.

>

>

> Benefits:

> - Most full-sized Energy Star qualified washers use

> 18-25 gallons of

> water per load, compared to the 40 gallons used by a

> standard machine

> using close to half of the energy.

> - Newer dishwashers use up to 25% less energy. To

> get the most out of

> the appliance, only run it when full (duh).

> - Refrigerators are typically the most energy

> consuming kitchen

> appliance. Replacing a refrigerator bought in 1990

> with a new Energy

> Star qualified model would save enough energy to

> light the average

> household for more than four and a half months.

> - Cut back on energy costs even more with a

> top-freezer refrigerator

> model. Side by side refrigerator-freezer models use

> 7-13% more

> energy, and if they use automatic ice-makers, they

> use 14-20% more

> energy.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> Jen is a huge fan of her Sedona Kenmore Elite

> clothes washer (mainly

> due to the sassy color); Heather has the most

> inefficient apartment in

> Brooklyn and is badgering her landlord for a new

> dishwasher.

>

(http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes & vertical=APPL & pid=\

02645089000 & subcat=For+Her)

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> - Viking DFUD042 Premium Dishwasher – view its

> Energy Guide here

> ($1300 - $1450).

>

(http://www.vikingrange.com/cleanup/dfud040_dishwasher_ps.html)

>

(http://www.vikingrange.com/specs/energy_guides/dishwasher_energy_guide.pdf)

> - Whirlpool ET8MHEXR Refrigerator – 18.9 cubic foot

> top-freezer model

> ($699).

>

(http://www.whirlpool.com/catalog/product.jsp?src=REFRIGERATORS & cat=96 & prod=583)

> - Energy Star – find approved appliances for all

> your household needs,

> plus additional tips for energy savings.

>

(http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product)

>

>

> Bang for the Bite

> Rating: 4 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters switched to more efficient Energy

> Star washing

> machines, they’d collectively save between 150,000

> to 220,000 gallons

> of water per load.

>

>

> Cocktail Factoid

> The refrigerator is America's most used appliance

> (surprise,

> surprise).

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