Appliance Energy Waste

Appliances

Modern appliances such as freezers, ovens, stoves, dishwashers, and

clothes washers and dryers, use significantly less energy than older

appliances. (Also, installing a clothesline will significantly reduce your energy

consumption as your dryer will be used less). Current energy efficient

refrigerators, for example, use %40 less energy than conventional models

did in 2001. Following this, if all households in Europe change their more

than ten-years old appliances into new ones, 20 billion kWh of electricity

would be saved annually, hence reducing carbon dioxide emission by almost

10 billion kg. In the US, the corresponding figures would be 17 billion kWh

of electricity and 27 billion pound CO2.

Choosing energy-efficient products

You can search for energy-efficient products and compare running costs

when you are planning to purchase one. All domestic refrigerators and

freezers, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes washers and clothes

dryers must be labelled according to their energy use efficiency. A wide

range of products must also meet mandatory Minimum Energy Performance

Standard. When considering to purchase an appliance, through a simple

research on energy efficiency of the appliance and consulting the sales /

technical sales staff in the store, you will save considerable amount of

money over the years that you will use it.

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