Appliances - EnerGuide Ratings
If you are purchasing a new appliance and want to find out its energy
consumption or the "Second Price Tag" you can search The Energy Efficiency Ratings listing.
Want to know the energy consumption of an older model?
Use the numbers from the Average Energy Consumption Chart below to help you compare. Make sure you compare the "Second Price Tag" which is the cost over time of your model.
| Average annual energy consumption of major appliances (in kWh/year) |
 |
| |
1984 |
1990 |
1997 |
1999 |
2002 |
| Refrigerators |
|---|
| Top-mounted (16.5–18.4 cu. ft.) |
1457 |
1044 |
664 |
664 |
514 |
| ENERGY STAR qualified |
– |
– |
– |
– |
440 |
| Dishwashers |
|---|
| Standard |
1213 |
1026 |
649 |
640 |
592 |
| ENERGY STAR qualified |
– |
– |
– |
– |
492 |
| Clothes washers |
|---|
| Top-loading |
1243 |
1218 |
930 |
860 |
779 |
| ENERGY STAR qualified |
| Top-loading and front-loading |
– |
– |
– |
– |
299 |
| Clothes dryers |
|---|
| Standard |
1214 |
1103 |
887 |
908 |
916 |
| Compact |
– |
– |
– |
– |
896* |
| Freezers |
|---|
| Standard chest |
813 |
714 |
376 |
383 |
368 |
| Ranges (30-inch) |
|---|
| Self-cleaning |
790 |
727 |
759 |
742 |
735 |
| Non-self-cleaning |
– |
786 |
780 |
770 |
784 |
|
|
Source: National Energy Use Database (NEUD).
* Not a weighted average.
Note: All figures were updated in 2004.
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Freezers | Ovens | Refrigerators | Ranges
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