The cost, both to the environment and your pocket book, of taking care of your clothes will astound you.

Without measurement there is no improvement.

Lord Kelvin

Laundry is a BIG percentage of home energy use. How much energy (and money) can you save by greening your laundry practices?

Switching from Hot to Cold

Computing the Cost of Doing Laundry. Hint: Switch to Cold!

How many Loads do you wash per Week?*

Hot or Cold?*

Hot Water Cold Water

Here's how much that costs each year.

Drying with Gas

Computing the Cost of Drying Laundry

How many Loads do you dry per Week?*

What is the average time length in minutes you dry each load?*

Your annual cost using average US energy costs to dry with Natural Gas.

Electric Dryer

Computing the Cost of Doing Laundry

How many Loads do you DRY per Week?*

Based on average US electric costs, this is how much you spend each year.

Current Electricity Rate averages here.

US average July 2013 was 12.61 cents per kilowatt hour. Washing takes .375 kilowatt hours per load. Drying takes .23 kilowatt hours per load if electric powered. Drying takes .22 therms per load if gas powered.