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Save energy and money through efficient use of your computers, monitors, and peripherals. Learn more about energy-efficiency computer use.

Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use
Estimate the energy consumption and cost to operate an appliance when making a purchase. Investing in an energy-efficient product may save you money in the long run. | Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.com/wh1600.

Learn how to estimate what it costs to operate your appliances and how much energy they consume.

Technology Partnerships Are Yielding Reliable, Cost-Saving Appliances
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's facility tests several water heaters at one time. Because of ORNL's accelerated durability testing, they estimate that 10 months of constant operation in its testing facility is comparable to 10 years of service life in a typical residential setting. | Photo courtesy of the Building Technologies Research and Integration Center, ORNL

Energy Department partnerships with industry are driving many of the product innovations that have made reliable and efficient water heating an affordable option for consumers.

Super Cool Appliance Design Wins Student Competition
The winners of the Max Tech and Beyond competition -- a team of University of Maryland students -- designed and built a prototype for a wall unit air conditioner that showed more than 30 percent energy savings when tested in a lab. | Photo courtesy of Yunho Hwang, University of Maryland.

Energy Department contest challenges university students to design the next generation of energy efficiency appliances.

Are Energy Vampires Sucking You Dry?
Max Schreck in Nosferatu, presumably climbing the stairs to plug in some unused appliances. | Photo from Wikipedia | Public Domain in the U.S.

Tonight, ghosts, ghouls and goblins emerge to walk the streets and inspire scares, but while they’re out seeking sustenance (mostly in the form of fun-sized candy bars), an actual terror may be in your home, leeching off your energy supply.

The Proof is in the Pudding: How Refrigerator Standards Have Saved Consumers $Billions
Today’s refrigerators have been designed to save energy and money without detriment to capacity, functionality, or extra features. | Image source: Building Technologies Program

Innovative technology and meaningful energy conservation standards that have been put into place over the last several decades have led to increased efficiency and decreased impact on energy bills for this common kitchen appliance.