CLOTHES DRYER ELECTRIC OVEN DISHWASHER MICROWAVE #2 #1 ELECTRIC OVEN CLOTHES DRYER When set to 350 degrees an Running on warm or hot setting a electric oven uses 4,000 watts. dryer can use 4,400 watts of power! Consider using glass and ceramic baking dishes, they retain heat Consider using running your dryer better and allow you to bake at on cool setting lower temperatures. …or even better, line dry your clothes. #4 #3 MICROWAVE DISHWASHER A microwave uses 1,400 watts of A dishwasher running with hot power. water uses 3,600 watts, cold water requires 1,200 watts. For short reheating purposes use the microwave instead of the Run the dishwasher only when full oven. Use the warm or cool setting instead of hot. TOASTER COFFEE MAKER PLASMA TV DESKTOP COMPUTER #6 #5 COFFEE MAKER TOASTER A coffee maker uses 900 watts of A toaster uses 1,300 watts of power. power. Overall household appliances Look for the energy star label account for 17% of energy use. when purchasing new appliances, these appliances have met strict energy efficiency guidelines and will save you energy… and money too! #8 #7 DESKTOP COMPUTER PLASMA TV Desktop computers use between A 50” plasma TV uses 340 watts! 340 to 150 watts of power. (laptops use around 100 watts). Consider another type of television and remember… the Set your computer to go to sleep larger the TV, the more energy it after 5 minutes of inactivity. uses. REFRIGERATOR INCANDESCENT LIGHT (traditional light bulbs) CFL LIGHT TELEPHONE (the spiral ones) #10 #9 INCANDESCENT LIGHT REFRIGERATOR 60 watts of power when the light Modern refrigerators are use an is turned on. average of 172 watts. Go with CFLs! These light bulbs To test if your refrigerator is use a lot less energy sealing properly put a piece of paper where the door seals. If the And of course… don’t forget to paper slides down at all you need turn the lights off when you are to replace the seal. not using them. #12 #11 TELEPHONE CFL LIGHT When in use a telephone uses 1.9 New CFLs only use 18 watts of watts of power. energy. Remember to unplug your cell But with any appliance, the longer phone charger when it is not in you keep it on, the more energy it use, chances are it is still drawing uses. power. Replacing all of the incandescent lights in your house with CFL’s can save you a lot of money on energy costs! .