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FCS-3260, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Hyun-Jeong Lee, Kathleen C. Ruppert, and Wendell A. Porter, is part of the Energy Efficient Homes series. It discusses how to save energy in the laundry area including where it should be located, how to use current washing machines and dryers more efficiently, how to buy a new appliance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, June 2008.
References
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. (2007, August) Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings: Condensed Online Version. Retrieved June 1, 2008 from http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/laundry.htm.
California Energy Commission. (2008) Consumer Energy Center - Clothes Dryers. Retrieved June 1, 2008 from http://consumerenergy.org/home/appliances/dryers.html.
California Energy Commission. (2008) Consumer Energy Center - Clothes Washers. Retrieved June 1, 2008 from http://consumerenergy.org/home/appliances/washers.html.
ENERGY STAR®. (n.d.-a) Save Money, Energy and Water-Choose ENERGY STAR Qualified Clothes Washers. Retrieved May 7, 2008 from http://energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=clotheswash.clothes_washers_save_money.
ENERGY STAR®. (n.d.-b) Save Time and Your Clothes with an ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer. Retrieved May 16, 2008 from http://energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=clotheswash.clothes_washers_save_more.
Federal Trade Commission. (2007, August 7) Concluding Two-Year Rulemaking, FTC Announces New EnergyGuide Label. Retrieved May 16, 2008 from http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/08/energy.shtm.
U.S. Department of Energy. (2008, January 1) EERE Energy Savers: Laundry. Retrieved May 7, 2008 from http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/laundry.html.
U.S. Department of Energy. (2008, March 7) DOE Sets New Energy Star Criteria for Washing Machines and CFLs. Retrieved May 16, 2008 from http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=11628?print.