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Beyond that financial cost, the appliances contribute mightily to the nations carbon footprint.
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced new washer and dryer efficiency standards that could ease those burdens.
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Dryers will see up to a 40 percent reduction in energy use, depending on the model.
Thats equivalent to the annual emissions of nearly 9 million homes.
The government has already adopted the groups recommendations forstovesandrefrigerators and freezers.
[It] also allows manufacturers to provide consumers with the products and features they love and rely upon.
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The updates come amid a conservative backlash.
Fox News has dubbed the changes a war on appliances, that would leave clothes dirtier and stinkier.
These new standards will help ensure that dryers arent over-drying clothes, she said.
Over-drying clothes doesnt just waste energy, but can also shrink or otherwise damage them.
The most notable change involved gas stoves a debate thatproved particularly contentious.
The standards for some washer models were also slightly lower than those the Biden administration first put forward.
But, Mauer said, they still achieve the bulk of the potential consumer savings.
But the Trump administration stalled the process, pushing revisions well past their deadlines.
Its not a sector where manufacturers are just uniformly hostile to regulation, he said.
Stakeholders can come together and get something that we view as a win-win.
This article originally appeared inGristathttps://grist.org/energy/washers-and-dryers-are-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-more-efficient/.
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