Comments on: Whirlpool to Make All Appliances “Smart Grid” Compatible by 2015 http://eeglobalforum.org/09/updates/2009/04/28/whirlpool/ April 27-29, 2009 at the Palais des Congres in Paris, France Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:53:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Compact Freezer http://eeglobalforum.org/09/updates/2009/04/28/whirlpool/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Compact Freezer Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:53:49 +0000 http://eeglobalforum.org/updates/?p=340#comment-291 "Darrell also stressed the importance of a concerted effort between industry" True, the industry needs to do their part in finding new ways to develop energy-efficient appliances. But people need to do their part too. With a world facing global warming, I can't emphasize enough the importance of developping good habits as to energy consumption. It's as plain simple as turning down the temperature of your water heater and using energy-saving settings on your refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine and clothes dryer. “Darrell also stressed the importance of a concerted effort between industry”

True, the industry needs to do their part in finding new ways to develop energy-efficient appliances. But people need to do their part too.

With a world facing global warming, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of developping good habits as to energy consumption. It’s as plain simple as turning down the temperature of your water heater and using energy-saving settings on your refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine and clothes dryer.

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