Energy-Saving Tips For Dummies by Michael Grosvenor

Author:Michael Grosvenor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

Buying Energy-Efficient Appliances

Throughout this book I encourage you to equip your home in a way that reduces your reliance on electrical appliances. But when you do need to buy an electrical appliance or two, why not make them energy-efficient appliances?

You can substantially reduce your electrical energy use at home by ensuring that your appliances are energy efficient. You don’t need to work out the energy efficiency for most appliances, though — the Australian Appliance Energy Rating Scheme (ERS) does it for you (http://search.energyrating.gov.au). Appliances that currently carry the ERS label are refrigerators and freezers, air-conditioners, clothes dryers, washing machines and dishwashers.

You should determine the size or capacity and the features of the appliance you need and then compare the efficiency ratings of the appropriate models for each of the brand names listed.

In Chapter 1, I explain how the ERS label system works, and what it means. In this chapter, I provide information about the manufacturers that make appliances with high ERS scores. A six out of six is the best an appliance can rate.

I also include the country of manufacture because importing appliances from overseas adds to transport energy costs, which are not included in the rating system. Adding a few ticks for those appliances made in Australia is definitely worth the effort.

Refrigerators

The manufacturers of refrigerators listed in Table 2-2 make some of the most energy-efficient brands on the market.

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