(Spoiler Alert: Your clothes and dishes won’t know the difference)
Major home appliances account for approximately 16% of an average home’s energy consumption. Here are eight tips on ways to save energy:
- Run full loads of laundry instead of several smaller ones.
- Use cold water to wash your clothes.
- Keep your refrigerator at 35° to 38°F and your freezer at 0°F.
- Regularly defrost manual-defrost freezers and refrigerators.
- Skip the heat-dry setting on your dishwasher.
- Fully load your dishwasher before washing.
- When buying new appliances, consider Energy Star versions.
- Unplug appliances you’re not using.
Sources: National Resources Defense Council, U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Provided by safeelectricity.org.