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Measured Performance of Heat Pump Clothes Dryers
The DOE Building America team—Partnership for Improved Residential Construction—collaborated with Florida Power & Light from 2012 to 2015 to conduct a phased residential energy efficiency retrofit program to determine whether installing advanced residential ...
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The Avocados, The Golds - The Replaceables?
Can you spot an inefficient refrigerator by its color or its age? Tests reveal which rules a program administrator can depend on. [continue reading]
CO Testing for the Real World
Field inspections of gas ranges and laboratory tests provide the basis for a proposed CO emissions testing protocol. [continue reading]
Standby for Set-Top Boxes
Set-top boxes have the highest standby power consumption found in home appliances. Thanks to the upcoming change to digital TV formats,many consumers will be forced to either purchase ... [continue reading]
Database for Refrigerator Models and their Energy Ratings
Many people haven't a clue how much energy their refrigerator or freezer is using every hour of every day of every year. Here is a little help. [continue reading]
Getting the Most from Your Fan
Ceiling fans are one of the most popular and generally well regarded of all home energy efficiency features. [continue reading]
Cooking with Less Gas
Microwave ovens, when they're on, stack up well against traditional ovens. [continue reading]
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Our Blog Has Moved
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Jim Gunshinan
Is Energy Efficiency an American Value?
Energy efficiency is good for the economy, good for families, good for workers, and good for the environment.
