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Rinse your clothes with cold water.
Often, the rinse process may be satisfactorily completed using cold water; which culminates to substantial savings over the course of a year.
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1Make it a habit to default to using cold water for the rinse part of your laundry process. For additional savings switching from a standard electric water heater to an ENERGY STAR® certified heat pump water heater can save the average household nearly $300 on annual energy costs.
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If I complete this measure, can I track my savings over time?If you mark an item on your plan as completed, we will track your estimated energy use and savings over time. We can use this to find additional savings options.
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Are there other low cost ideas to save money in addition to my Action Plan?In addition to your Action Plan, you can search through our Energy Tips. There are ideas for quick behavior changes, weekend projects, maintenance, when it breaks, health and comfort, and other energy saving ideas. You can easily add those to your action plan.