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The Department of Energy’s efficiency targets for appliances are being rolled back or challenged, despite plenty of evidence of their success. Consumer Reports has consistently found that more water-efficient shower heads are just as effective as their more wasteful forebears. Dishwashers and washing machines are, in fact, better today when it comes to water and energy efficiency than they were back in the day, and the transition to LED bulbs alone cut American energy bills by $3 billion a year and obviated the need for 30 large power plants. A scrubbed report from the Department of Energy found that Americans save $576 per year on utility bills thanks to the changes and have cut the nation’s water consumption by 12 percent.
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