If homeowners bought the complete line of energy-efficient products currently available, they would save 33 percent on energy bills. The typical homeowner pays $1,300 in energy bills, so this would amount to a yearly savings of more than $400. A household that buys energy-efficient equipment instead of standard new equipment can have a pollution savings equivalent to taking a car off the road for seven years.
When it's time to replace appliances, buy energy-efficient products. Beginning this year, many major manufacturers are producing Energy Star TVs and VCRs too.
Look for EPA's Energy Star label, which means the appliance exceeds government
energy-efficiency requirements, often by 20 percent and sometimes by as much as 75 percent.
To locate stores in your area that Energy Star products: http://www.energystar.gov/products/store-locator.phtml
