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DOE Approves New Efficiency Standards for Refrigerators
EBN Nov. 2010).
While refrigerators have seen significant gains in efficiency—today’s models use about 75% less energy than those produced in 1975—they still account for 10% of in-home energy use. According to DOE, the new standard will save 4.5 quadrillion Btus of energy and the corresponding release of 305 million metric tons of CO2 while saving consumers $18.5 billion over a 30-year period.
A key element of the new rule is the inclusion of built-in icemaker energy use in the calculation of total energy use for a refrigerator, giving consumers a more accurate representation of how much energy it will use.
Published October 5, 2011 Permalink Citation
Dick, E. (2011, October 5). DOE Approves New Efficiency Standards for Refrigerators. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/doe-approves-new-efficiency-standards-refrigerators
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