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","hide_hero_image":false},"helper_people_group":{"title":"Authors","entities":[{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":15,"people":"112"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}},{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":4,"people":"203"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}}]},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Supporters of environmental and consumer organizations directed more than 9,000 comments to the Department of Energy in support of proposed efficiency requirements for washing machines leading up to the comment deadline of May 2nd.\r\n\r\n\u201cThousands of people agree that we can have clean clothes without needlessly wasting energy and water,\u201d <strong>said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.ea-test.com\/center\/people\/johanna-neumann\/\">Johanna Neumann<\/a>, Senior Director of Environment America Research &amp; Policy Center\u2019s Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy.\u00a0<\/strong>\"I hope the Department of Energy sees this public support and finalizes the washing machine efficiency rules swiftly.\"\r\n\r\nIf finalized, the rules are expected to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/appliance-standards.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Proposed%20Washing%20Machine%20Standards%20fact%20sheet%203-10-23.pdf\">53 million metric tons of global warming pollution over 30 years<\/a>. That\u2019s the climate equivalent of taking more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/energy\/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator#results\">11 million cars<\/a> off the road for a year. The proposed standards would also conserve water. Clothes washers currently account for <a href=\"https:\/\/appliance-standards.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Proposed%20Washing%20Machine%20Standards%20fact%20sheet%203-10-23.pdf\">16% of households\u2019 indoor water use<\/a>. Under the Department of Energy\u2019s proposal, top-loading washers would use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/appliance-standards.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Proposed%20Washing%20Machine%20Standards%20fact%20sheet%203-10-23.pdf\">31% less water<\/a> than units just meeting the current standard. The proposed washing machine standards are estimated to save <a href=\"https:\/\/appliance-standards.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Proposed%20Washing%20Machine%20Standards%20fact%20sheet%203-10-23.pdf\">2.5 trillion gallons of water<\/a>, as much water as could fill nearly 4 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.","":null}}],"featured_content":[1891]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thousands speak up for more efficient washing machines<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More than 9000 people urged the Department of Energy to move forward with updated efficiency standards for washing machines.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/georgia\/edfund\/updates\/thousands-speak-up-for-more-efficient-washing-machines\/\" \/>\n<meta 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