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When buying an appliance, remember that it has two price tags: what you pay to take it home and what you pay for the energy and water it uses. ENERGY STAR qualified appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10–50% less energy and water than standard models. The money you save on your utility bills can more than make up for the cost of a more expensive but more efficient ENERGY STAR model.

For top performance, premium features, and energy savings, look for energy-efficient clothes washers, refrigerators, dishwashers, room air conditioners and dehumidifiers that have earned the ENERGY STAR label. This mark may appear on the appliance, the packaging or the Energuide Label.

To be eligible for the ENERGY STAR symbol, products must meet or exceed technical specifications designed to ensure that they are among the most energy efficient in the marketplace. Requirements vary from one category to another, but typically an ENERGY STAR model must be from 10 to 50 percent more efficient than a conventional model.
Appliances account for 20% of the average household use. ENERGY STAR qualified appliances can give you a 30-40% savings.

Clothes dryers are one of the most energy intensive appliances in the home. Energy Star does not label clothes dryers as most of them use similar amounts of energy, where clothes lines use no energy at all! Clothes lines are recommended when the weather permits.