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Get Out of Hot Water

What could you save by switching to cold water washing and line drying?

Calculate your savings by selecting the options that describe your laundry habits.

Washing Machine Water Temperature

Washing Machine Type

Hot Water Heater

Clothes Drying

Loads Per Week

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Energy Costs

State or Territory USPS Dollar Cost Per kWh Dollar Cost Per 1000 Cubic Feet of Natural Gas
Alabama AL 0.121 15.81
Alaska AK 0.179 18.89
Arizona AZ 0.103 15.87
Arkansas AR 0.0932 11.53
California CA 0.154 9.92
Colorado CO 0.110 8.13
Connecticut CT 0.1851 14.93
Delaware DE 0.1397 15.
District of Columbia DC 0.1187 13.98
Florida FL 0.1171 21.19
Georgia GA 0.1048 16.69
Hawaii HI 0.3656 36.37
Idaho ID 0.0789 8.95
Illinois IL 0.124 9.39
Indiana IN 0.1029 8.62
Iowa IA 0.1034 9.57
Kansas KS 0.1044 10.54
Kentucky KY 0.093 10.02
Louisiana LA 0.0874 11.73
Maine ME 0.1537 14.14
Maryland MD 0.1284 12.44
Massachusetts MA 0.1462 14.53
Michigan MI 0.128 11.32
Minnesota MN 0.1063 8.76
Mississippi MS 0.1053 10.19
Missouri MO 0.0925 11.66
Montana MT 0.0983 8.64
Nebraska NE 0.0902 8.95
Nevada NV 0.1176 12.25
New Hampshire NH 0.1667 14.46
New Jersey NJ 0.1611 12.84
New Mexico NM 0.1034 9.63
New York NY 0.1795 14.04
North Carolina NC 0.1042 12.50
North Dakota ND 0.0864 8.08
Ohio OH 0.1171 11.13
Oklahoma OK 0.0954 11.13
Oregon OR 0.0975 12.49
Pennsylvania PA 0.1357 12.90
Rhode Island RI 0.1319 16.48
South Carolina SC 0.1147 13.03
South Dakota SD 0.0959 8.77
Tennessee TN 0.0999 10.46
Texas TX 0.1139 10.81
Utah UT 0.0898 8.22
Vermont VT 0.1662 16.14
Virginia VA 0.1088 12.73
Washington WA 0.085 12.24
West Virginia WV 0.0966 11.39
Wisconsin WI 0.1312 10.34
Wyoming WY 0.0958 8.58

Per kWh

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Per 1000 Cubic Feet of Natural Gas

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Calculate your savings by selecting the options that describe your laundry habits.

Your Savings with Cold Water

By using cold water you already save:

Switch to using cold water and you could save:

Each Week

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  • lbs CO2

Each Year

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  • lbs CO2

Your Water-Related Savings with HE

By using an HE washer you already save an additional:

Switch to using an HE washer and you could save an additional:

Each Week

  • $
  • lbs CO2

Each Year

  • $
  • lbs CO2

Your Savings with Drying on a Clothes Line

By using a clothes line you already save:

Switch to using a clothes line and you could save:

Each Week

  • $
  • lbs CO2

Each Year

  • $
  • lbs CO2

Your Savings with 2X Concentrate Natural Laundry Detergent

Switch to using our concentrate laundry liquid and you could save:

Each Week

  • lbs CO2

Each Year

  • lbs CO2

About This Calculator

This calculator is intended to give an approximate calculation based upon the information you provide about your laundry habits, and there is no guarantee that these savings will be achieved.

The following sources were used in calculating these savings: