[Greenbuilding] ENERGY STAR Clothes Dryers Program Launch

[Matt Dirksen]

Sadly, Kill-a-watt meters can't help with hardwired appliances or 3/4 prong dryer plugs (at least the last I've checked.) I've had a TED on the panel for years now and it is very helpful for the house as a whole.   (it's great watching children run around and turn lights off as a habit!) And I can certainly run upstairs and watch the "spike" when the dryer goes on. Honestly, its nothing compared to the old AC system I have.

Regardless, I was suggesting it as a way to "keep it in the face" of us users out there, as a constant reminder. Like the Prius drivers out there, who now admit to trying to "drive more efficiently" because the computer screen in front of them shows them their MPG right in front of them.


Matt



Matt Dirksen
Case Design/Remodeling, Inc.

On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Infact, it might be a nice thing to have something like that on all the big energy consumers in one's home.
> Those exist in a number of different configurations, from the mundane P3 Kill-a-Watt for now <$20 to the much more elaborate & expensive gadgets, some of which hook onto your breaker panel or kWh meter on the side of your house.

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