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This energy savings calculator was developed by the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE and is provided for estimating purposes only. Actual energy savings may vary based on use and other factors.
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Commercial
1 $0.190 $10.000 $1.400 450.0
Number of units Electric rate ($/kWh) Water and sewer rate ($/1000 gallons) Gas rate ($/therm) Average number of loads per week Type of water heating Type of clothes dryer
$4,000
Annual and Life Cycle Costs and Savings for 1 Commercial Clothes Washer(s)
1 ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit(s) Annual Operating Costs*
Electricity costs
Electricity consumption (kWh)
1 Conventional Unit(s)
$8,926
46,979
$6,385
33,608
Water costs
Water consumption (gal)
$3,365
336,494
$7,270
727,012
$3,905
390,517
Gas costs
Gas consumption (therms)
$0
0
$0
0
$0
0
$9,750
$16,196
$6,446
$85,418 $55,940
369,684
$141,886 $78,196
516,770
$56,468 $22,257
147,086
Water costs
Water consumption (gal)
$29,479
3,701,438
$63,690
7,997,129
$34,211
4,295,691
Gas costs
Gas consumption (therms)
$0
0
$0
0
$0
0
Total
$4,000 $89,418
$3,334 $145,219
-$667 $55,801
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* Annual costs exclude the initial purchase price. All costs, except initial cost, are discounted over the products' lifetime using a real discount rate of 4%. See "Assumptions" to change factors including the discount rate. A simple payback period of zero years means that the payback is immediate.
$667 ### ### 0.1 years ### kWh ### lbs of CO2 20.15 cars removed from the road for one year 21.89 acres of forest planted 1395%
$750 Average retail price of a qualified model in 2009 from national retail data 11 years Appliance Magazine, September 2008 13661.1 gal/yr Average water consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 14.38 (gal/load)/unit Calculated 1.436 (kWh/load)/unit Calculated 0.00 (therms/load)/unit Calculated Electric Water Heating and Drying 1364.4 kWh/yr 1.44 kWh/load 465.31 kWh/yr 0.49 kWh/load 31.02 therms/yr 0.03 therms/load 465.31 kWh/yr 0.49 kWh/load 137.9 kWh/yr 0.15 kWh/load 50.41 therms/yr 0.05 therms/load 945.15 kWh/yr 0.99 kWh/load 19.39 therms/yr 0.02 therms/load 137.90 kWh/yr 0.15 kWh/load 19.39 therms/yr 0.02 therms/load Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated
$492 11 years 29515.43 gal/yr 31.07 gal/Load 2.008 kWh/Load 0.00 therms/load
Average retail price of a non-qualified model in 2009 from national retail pricing Appliance Magazine, September 2008 Average water consumption based on all non-qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Calculated Calculated
1907.27 kWh/yr 2.01 kWh/load 807.02 kWh/yr 0.85 kWh/load 38.05 therms/yr 0.04 therms/load 807.02 kWh/yr 0.85 kWh/load 195.57 kWh/yr 0.21 kWh/load 72.22 therms/yr 0.08 therms/load 1180.23 kWh/yr 1.24 kWh/load 34.17 therms/yr 0.04 therms/load 195.57 kWh/yr 0.21 kWh/load 34.17 therms/yr 0.04 therms/load
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Discount Rate
Commercial and Residential Discount Rate (real) Commercial Electricity Price Residential Electricity Price 4% $0.0953 $/kWh $0.1089 $/kWh A real discount rate of 4 percent is assumed, which is roughly equivalent to the nominal discount rate of 7 percent (4 percent real discount rate + 3 percent inflation rate). US Department of Energy, Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (Early Release), (converted from 2009 to 2010 dollars), http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/er/
Commercial water and sewer rate Residential water and sewer rate Commercial Gas Price Residential Gas Price
$6.35 $/1000 gal $7.50 $/1000 gal $0.93 $/therm $1.05 $/therm
Water and Wastewater Rate Survey, Raftelis Consulting, 2008 US Department of Energy, Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (Early Release), (converted from 2009 to 2010 dollars), http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/er/
CO2 Equivalents
Annual CO2 sequestration per forested acre Annual CO2 emissions per average passenger car 10,347 lbs CO2/yr 11,244 lbs CO2/yr EPAs Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energyresources/calculator.html
If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please write to calculators@energystar.gov Calculator last updated October 2009, utility and emission rates updated July 2011