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Go Green and Save Money with Energy Efficient Appliances

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The appliances referred to are the big ones – clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, room heaters and air-conditioners. Energy Star rated refrigerators use 40% less energy than the pre-1993 models and 15% less than a 2001 model. Seeing the refrigerator is the biggest energy user, let’s look at it first.