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- Electric dryers account for 5 -10% of
residential electricity use
- The average electric dryer load consumes 4
kw-hrs of electricity and costs over $.50 and
produces 5.5 lbs. of CO2. At 4 loads per
week, electric drying costs over $100/year in
electricity and produces over 1,100 lbs of CO2.
For more information, visit
www.laundrylist.org. This organization fights
the misperceptions of "line drying" and tries to
pass laws that prevent home owner's
associations covenants from restricting
clotheslines (and solar panels, for that matter). |
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