[Greenbuilding] Energy Star Clothes Dryers Program Launch

[David Bergman]

At 07:02 PM 7/30/2012, Reuben Deumling wrote:
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>And I think a major exception cited is televisions, where they've 
>become more energy-efficient but they've also gotten much larger. 
>But you can argue that there are two separate factors at work there. 
>Similarly for refrigerators.
>
>
>The point I'd make is that the two are not necessarily separate. 
>Bigger fridges and bigger TVs are not so easily separated from the 
>energy efficiency efforts that rescue large fridges and large TVs 
>from the erstwhile scorn of energy authorities, by slapping 
>endorsement labels on them.


That's a reasonable point. I guess the question is: would people have 
shifted to buying larger TV's and frig's had the technology not also 
become more energy-efficient? I tend to think the answer is yes, and 
that energy has never been the driving force behind choosing these 
types of appliances, but that's only a guess/opinion.

I do agree that it is unfortunate Energy Star compares to "similar" 
models, though, in fairness, they also show how much each unit will consume.


David
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