New Technologies Boost Efficiency for Many of Today’s Home Appliances
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers recently released its 2014 Energy Efficiency and Consumption Trends report on major home appliances. The data, based on 2014 shipments of major appliances, shows a continuing trend toward decreased energy consumption.
In fact, if consumers were to replace their 10-year-old washers, refrigerators and dishwashers of average efficiency with more energy-efficient models manufactured in 2014, they would save on average more than $140 per year on their electric bills, according to the AHAM.
According to the Washington, D.C.-based trade association, clothes washer tub volume continues to increase while energy consumption decreases, meaning that those who purchased new washers in 2014 can fit more clothes in each load while using less energy. Home washers show a 70 percent decrease in energy consumption per unit since 1994, while tub capacity has increased by more than 43 percent.
Complete historical tables of energy efficiency and consumption trends data are available through the AHAM.
