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Energy Star-Rated Appliances Save Water, Cut Bills
 Manufacturing more Energy Star-qualified home appliances than any other appliance maker in the country, Whirlpool Corporation has designed washers, dishwashers and refrigerators that conserve water and provide home owners with substantial savings on their monthly energy bills.
Headquartered in Benton Harbor, Mich., Whirlpool is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry — The Supplier 100 of NAHB.
Among facts the company has gathered to demonstrate the impact of its environmental leadership in its Energy Star-qualified home appliances:
- The installation of one Energy Star-qualified Whirlpool® brand top-load washer conserves more than 9,500 gallons of water per year compared to the average conventional washer, assuming 10 loads of clothing a week.
- If every household in the U.S. used a Duet® or an Ensemble™ washer, the nation would save approximately 1.4 trillion gallons of water annually. The savings would be the equivalent of the water used by every household in the country to flush the toilet three times per day for six months; the amount of water evaporated by the sun in about a day and a half; or the amount of water that cascades over Niagara Falls in about 3.5 months.
- Whirlpool® and KitchenAid® Energy Star-rated high-efficiency dishwashers use up to 50% less water than similar products that are 10 years old. The dishwasher saves enough water in one year to give every person in Williamsburg, Va. a glass of water.
- Refrigerators are the single biggest energy consumer in most households. Replacing a refrigerator bought in 1990 with a new Energy Star model would save enough energy to light the average household for more than four and a half months.
- The Whirlpool Conquest and KitchenAid refrigerators save enough energy in one year to make 1,320 smoothies in a blender.
- Energy use for the average home is responsible for twice as much pollution as the average car. If just one in 10 homes used Energy Star-qualified appliances, the change would provide a benefit to the environment equivalent to planting 1.7 million new acres of trees.
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