How the ‘Energy Rating’ label can save you money
You’ll find an ‘Energy Rating’ label on every TV, computer monitor, air conditioner, clothes dryer, dishwasher, washing machine, refrigerator and freezer currently sold new in Australia.
When buying electrical appliances for your office or home-based business, make sure you buy the models with the most efficiency stars on them. More stars mean more energy savings.
By going to EnergyRating.gov.au, you can see how many stars an appliance has and you can compare the running costs of different appliances. This section will show you how much you can save.
Stradbroke Bakery, QLD
Stradbroke Bakery replaced their old two-burner traveller oven with a new fan-forced single burner oven that cuts their LPG usage in half. This saved 26,390L of LPG every year, saving the business around $26,390 per annum.
The change was implemented by then owner Gloria Jones. When it comes to buying new equipment, she said that “you shouldn’t look at the actual retail prices, but rather at the usage numbers. Some appliances might seem very expensive on first sight, but when you calculate their energy efficiency, they can reduce your energy bill remarkably.”[1]