Efficient Appliances: Refrigerators, clothes washers, clothes dryers, stoves and ovens can save you plenty.

Appliances can effect your wallet in two ways:  1) What you pay to take it home and, 2) What you pay for the energy and water it uses over its lifetime. You'll be paying on that second price tag every month with your utility bill for the next 10 to 20 years, depending on the appliance. So when you do shop for a new appliance, look for the ENERGY STAR label because these appliances account for close to a quarter of your household's energy consumption.  We often recommends upgrading old and inefficient home appliances to new ENERGY STAR-rated appliances. In many cases, we can include them in the financing packages so that you can enjoy new appliances with the savings from a larger home-improvement project. Ask  howthe Green Standard can make this work for you.