Energy Star Appliances

Did you know the average home spends about $1900 on energy costs every year? By changing to appliances that have earned the ENERGY STAR certification you can save $80 a year or more in energy costs, while saving the environment. How great is that?

SAVE ENERGY, SAVE MONEY
Realize that an appliance has two prices: what you pay to take it home and what you pay for the energy and water it uses.

HELP PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
If just one in 10 homes used ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, the change would be like planting 1.7 million new acres of trees.

Examples:
ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer: You can save $550 in operating costs over the lifetime compared to a regular clothes washer.
ENERGY STAR Dishwasher: Uses 41% less energy than the Federal minimal standard for energy consumption. Save over $30 per year.
ENERGY STAR refrigerators: The new ones use 40% less energy than ones built in 2001. And you get the product quality and performance you expect.

It just makes sense to me. The direct economic savings achieved by efficient appliances is money that stays in your pocket! When you replace older equipment it is not uncommon for electricity consumption for that appliance to decrease by 50% or more. Any increase in initial cost is usually more than made up in monthly savings. And you can feel good about doing your part to help decrease pollution now and for future generations.

There is a lot more great information on these and other appliances at this website: http://energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=appliances.pr_appliances