Interior Design and Home Appliances

Home appliances are some of the biggest energy users, but making the right choices can lead to big savings. The Alliance to Save Energy’s Monique O’Grady says EnergyStar appliances are engineered to preform as well or better than comparable non-efficient models while using less energy. The label appears on more than 60 types of products, including electronics, lighting, windows and major appliances. Replacing older appliances with Energy Star models can pay off quickly. An Energy Star dishwasher costs about $40 less per year to run than its 15-year-old counterpart, and an Energy Star refrigerator runs 20 percent more efficiently than the minimum federal standard, saving $165 over its lifetime. Many states can help you add to those savings with rebates and tax incentives.

Want to see the future of home appliances? This video from GE shows how “smart appliances” can help your family reduce its carbon footprint. For more information about the smart grid, visit: ItsYourSmartGrid.com

The POWERGARD is an exciting and innovative new product that saves homeowners money by reducing power consumption. The POWERGARD’s unique capacitance circuitry reduces the amount of power drawn from the utility company by storing otherwise lost electricity caused by inductive motors in home appliances (air conditioning units, refrigerators, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, fans, etc.) and equipment (fluorescent lights, televisions, PCs, printers, etc.). www.yonofoco.com

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IT’S YOUR BUSINESS: April 8, 2011

Have news about your business to share with Southwest Florida? Send it to news@naplesnews.com. We’ll post these online every day and publish these as space allows in the daily Business section and Business Monday in the Naples Daily News. Some will also appear in the Bonita Banner, Collier Citizen and Marco Eagle. Watch online daily for these postings.

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SAVE OUR PLANET… World’s largest economies pledge cooperation on clean energy. Energy ministers from the 21 nations whose combined national income comprises 80% of the global economy met this week for two days in Washington, DC, USA to find common ground in addressing energy concerns. During the conference, 11 eco-initiatives were agreed, including one to improve energy-efficiency of home appliances, with collaboration among the United States, Japan, South Korea, India and European nations. Meeting participants also agreed to share information on electric vehicle technology as well as the design of smart grids to improve management of regional power consumption. A follow-up meeting is scheduled for early 2011 and will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates. US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who led this year’s conference, stated, “What we’ve seen here is that working together, we can accomplish more, faster, than working alone.” Our accolades, Your Excellencies and participating countries, for your shared commitment to a green future. May your noble measures be joined by fellow citizens worldwide to preserve our Earth and all her inhabitants.