How Do you Read Efficiency???

Everyone knows that Energy Efficient just makes sense, but can you make sense of their sense?

The Canadian Government makes it easy to understand the sticker prices...and 'second sticker prices' for any and all appliances. 

 

For more information go to http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/personal/appliances/energuide.cfm?attr=4

Here is some information (broken down) for you to understand (easily)

The Black and White EnerGuide Label

1. Average annual energy consumption of the appliance in kilowatt hours (kWh)
2. Energy efficiency of the appliance relative to similar models
3. Annual energy consumption range for models of this type and size
4. Type and size of the model
5. Model number

What Is a Kilowatt Hour?
Your power utility measures electricity use in kilowatt hours, which is calculated by multiplying the wattage of a product by the number of hours it's in use.
For example:

• a 100-watt light bulb × 10 hours of use = 1000 watt hours, or 1 kWh
• 1 kWh of energy = running a hot shower for three minutes
• 50 kWh of energy saved could run your dishwasher 20 times
• 100 kWh of saved energy could run your clothes washer 50 times – that's almost a free load of laundry every week for a year