Clothes Dryers Wasting $4B a Year in Energy Costs


While most of our appliances have become energy efficient in recent years, most clothing dryers have not. A new report finds Americans waste $4 billion annually in energy costs by using inefficient dryers. USA Today says electric dryers typically use as much energy as an efficient new refrigerator, clothes washer and dishwasher combined. Regulators have mostly ignored the dryer in requiring energy efficiency upgrades since the 1970s.

SOURCE: USA Today

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