A refrigerator made in 1984 had an average annual energy consumption of 1457 kilowatt-hour (kWh) in a year. A refrigerator made in 2004 has an average annual energy consumption of 411 kWh a year. Thus, many advanced features in newer refrigerators will save you a bundle of money.
Just 1 kWh will provide:
- almost 3 minutes of hot water for a shower
- over 16 hours of light from a 60-watt light bulb
If you live in a community where water is metered out and energy costs are high, check out these bonuses:
- 50 kWh saved is enough energy to run a dishwasher 20 times.
- 100 kWh saved is enough energy to run a washing machine 50 times.
An energy and water efficient dishwasher will also conserve water and the energy needed to ehat it. By choosing energy efficient appliances, you can help the environment by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing smog.
So if you are still using older appliances get rid of them because you are not actually saving yourself any money by keeping your old appliances around.
