The Untapped Potential
to Reduce Household
Energy Use
The untapped potential for home appliances to save energy,
cost effectively, is summarized in the table below:
Cost-Effective Savings For Various Appliances (1)
| Home Appliances |
Electricity |
Fuel |
Site |
Levelized Cost (1990$) |
Average Site Cost-Effective Savings ($/MBtu) |
| Refrigerator/freezer |
76.1 % |
--- |
76.1 % |
25.7 |
10.35 |
| Freezers |
72.6 % |
--- |
72.6 % |
21.0 |
10.65 |
| Electric hot water |
64.9 % |
--- |
74.9 % |
82.1 |
7.94 |
| Gas hot water |
--- |
38.7 % |
38.7 % |
21.0 |
2.41 |
| Lighting |
76.0 % |
--- |
76.0 % |
17.7 |
6.83 |
| Clothes washer |
45.8 % |
--- |
45.8 % |
--- |
--- |
| Electric clothes dryer |
85.7 % |
--- |
85.7 % |
29.8 |
9.62 |
| Gas clothes dryer |
--- |
59.4 % |
59.4 % |
10.5 |
4.9 |
| Electric oven/cooktop |
38.9 % |
--- |
38.9 % |
6.9 |
6.98 |
| Gas oven/cooktop |
--- |
44.9 % |
44.9 % |
4.0 |
4.37 |
1) Copies of the report this data came from are available for $15 from the Union Of Concerned Scientists, 26 Church St., Cambridge, MA 02238; the technical appendices are an additional $25. Add 20% of the total cost to cover shipping & handling.
Last revised
07/21/2003