How efficient are front-load washing machines? When is it time to replace your old refrigerator? These questions and many more are answered in The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, a one-stop resource for consumers who want to improve their home’s energy performance and reduce costs. Zeroing in on the most useful response can be a challenge; this ninth edition cuts through the confusion.
Well-organized and highly readable, The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings begins with an overview of the interrelationships between energy use, economics, and the environment. Chapters focus on specific areas in the home, such as electronics, lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation, kitchen, and laundry, and provide helpful explanations for each, including: <ul>
<li>Describing energy use characteristics</li> <li>Drawing comparisons between available technologies</li> <li>Outlining the most cost-effective repair and replacement options</li> <li>Providing step-by-step guidance for finding the right equipment</li> <li>Describing how the equipment operates</li> <li>Summarizing how much energy is used or lost</li> </ul>
Included are tips on improving existing equipment and guidance for when and why consumers should purchase new energy-efficient equipment, as well as a reminder to check local government and utility incentives for purchase or retrofit grants.
This guide will be an invaluable resource to all consumers concerned about reducing both their energy bills and their environmental impact.
 Jennifer Thorne Amann is a senior associate in the ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) Buildings and Equipment Program.
 Alex Wilson is president of BuildingGreen, Inc., author of Your Green Home, and executive editor of Environmental Building News.

Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (Ninth Edition)

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Jennifer Thorne Amann

Katie Ackerly

Alex, Wilson

Consumer Guides

New Society Publishers

Outlines a positive approach to saving the earth while saving money with consumer tips and special product information that will help homeowners conserve energy without sacrificing comfort and warmth. Original. 20,000 first printing. National ad/promo.

Consumer Guide to Home Energy Saving

Publishers Group~ West Inc

From light bulbs to furnaces, air conditioners to washing machines, the 6th edition of the Consumer Guide identifies the most energy-efficient major home appliances by brand name and model number in reader-friendly text and illustrations. The Guide helps consumers make their homes more energy efficient while saving energy and money. 
New in this edition: introduction of the Energy Star label, a voluntary program of the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy, in cooperation with equipment manufacturers, to identify the most efficient appliances on the market. Among the residential products eligible for Energy Star distinction: refrigerators, furnaces, boilers, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes washers, color TVs and VCRs. 
Listings of energy-and water-saving horizontal-axis clothes washers that provide superior cleaning yet cut laundry energy use. 
Descriptions of energy-efficient alternatives to hazardous and energy-wasting halogen torchiere floor lamps. 
Tips to help consumers select high-quality contractors for heating and air conditioning work and an introduction to home performance contractors who treat problems with home comfort, safety, and high energy bills. 
Listings of electricity use by efficient furnaces, in addition to their fuel efficiency and heating capacity ratings. 
Individual chapters cover: energy use and the environment; insulating and sealing air leaks; new windows; space heating; cooling and air conditioning; water heating; refrigerators and freezers; dishwashing; laundry; lighting; and much more.

Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings)

Amer Council for an Energy

A guide to saving energy at home discusses heating and cooling systems, water heaters, and other major appliances, and offers advice on using them effectively

Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings

Jennifer Thorne

John Morrill

Alex Wilson, Jennifer Thorne and John Morrill Energy efficiency pays. For over a decade, the Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings has helped people who care about their budgets and about the environment to find energy-saving products. Inside this new, 8th edition: 
<li>up-to-date lists of the most energy-efficiency appliances and equipment by brand name and model number</li>

Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings: All New Listings of the Most Efficient Products You Can Buy

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

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