ENERGY STAR Washers and Dryers At Best Buy – Better for Clothes and Better for the Environment

This ENERGY STAR laundry duo is better for your clothes, better for you and your family, better for the environment. It also saves on energy costs, reducing your utility bill every month.

Better for your clothes – ENERGY STAR clothes washers use a variety of sophisticated cleaning methods that are gentler on your clothes, while ENERGY STAR clothes dryers use less heat and sensor drying which reduces wear and tear on clothes from over-drying.

Earning the ENERGY STAR means the appliance has advanced features which deliver superior efficiency and performance. ENERGY STAR certified clothes washers and dryers are 25% and 20% more efficient, respectively, than standard models?  They also can save you $490 over their lifetime and even more with an ENERGY STAR washer/dryer pair.

Best Buy is committed to positively impacting the environment and its communities. They provide their customers with a wide assortment of sustainable products. This includes offering a large selection of energy-efficient products, including ENERGY STAR certified electronics and appliances.

Features and benefits of an ENERGY STAR washer:

Clothes washers that have earned the ENERGY STAR use 25% less energy and approximately 45% less water than standard models. It will save you about $45 a year on your utility bills and approximately $490 over the product’s lifetime, compared to a standard model.  Over the lifetime of the product, an ENERGY STAR certified clothes washer saves  1,100 kWh and more than 2.5 million BTUs of natural gas, and 33,000 gallons of water.

Multiple configurations– ENERGY STAR certified clothes washers are available in either front-load or redesigned top-load configurations which include technology innovations that help save energy and water.

Sophisticated wash systems– ENERGY STAR certified top-load machines clean your clothing just like standard models without wasting water to fill up the tub. Instead, these machines use sophisticated wash systems to cycle clothes through a mixture of water and detergent, allowing the clothes to be cleaned without using excess water or detergent.

No central agitator– Front-load machines tumble clothes through a small amount of water instead of rubbing clothes against an agitator, while advanced top-load machines lift and tumble clothes through a reduced stream of water. Both designs dramatically reduce the amount of hot water and energy used in the wash cycle.

High spin speeds– Efficient motors spin clothes two to three times faster to extract more water. Less moisture in the clothes means less time in the dryer and less energy spent drying clothes

Long live your clothes– Front-load and advanced top-load clothes washers’ sophisticated wash systems use a variety of methods to lift and tumble your laundry, lengthening the life of often-washed items. Additionally, because they are so gentle, many models can safely clean silk, wool, and other hand-washables.

Features and benefits of ENERGY STAR Dryers:

Clothes dryers that have earned the ENERGY STAR use approximately 20% less energy than standard models.

Low Heat Setting– Longer drying cycles on a low heat setting use less energy. When you purchase an ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryer, look for the cycle that uses the least amount of energy, sometimes known as the “energy-saving” selection.

Steam Cycles– Many ENERGY STAR dryers also include convenient features, such as a steam cycle that can help save time on ironing clothes by preventing wrinkles.

Did You Know?

If all clothes washers sold in the U.S. were ENERGY STAR certified, we would save more than $4 billion each year and prevent more than 19 billion pounds of carbon pollution annually. This is equal to the emissions from 1.7 million vehicles.

Learn more about how to be an Energy Star with this video and be sure and check out appliances with the ENERGY STAR at Best Buy.