Monday, August 29, 2011

Department of Energy Joins with Manufacturers, Environmentalists to Announce New Efficiency Standards for Home Refrigerators

Good timing... after reviewing my latest report card off my "e monitor" our Energy Star Fridge is now the second highest user of power and I've just cleaned the coils! Which by-the-way cleaning them does make a difference. The coils are far better off not being wrapped in a fur blanket.
I also made a modification to the main intake of air utilizing reusable air filter material (it doesn't restrict the air flow) just as an experiment to see if kept the coils any cleaner, we'll see..


The article...


August 26, 2011

Today, the Department of Energy issued final energy efficiency standards for home refrigerators and freezers that will improve their efficiency by about 25% by 2014. These new standards, developed through a consensus process with manufacturers, consumer groups, and environmentalists, are expected to deliver more than $200 in electricity bill savings for the typical consumer over the lifetime of the refrigerator. Nationally, consumers are expected to save more than $21 billion on their energy bills through 2043 as a result of the standards announced today.
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