Appliances require deep thinking, too.General Electric today announced that it will invest over $400 million into four centers of excellence dedicated toward designing and manufacturing refrigeration products. A year ago, GE plunked $600 million into facilities for developing energy efficient washers and water heaters. Both efforts will lead to 1,300 jobs in the U.S., according to the company.
Will we see green appliance wars? Probably. The more stringent Energy Star standards coming in 2014 will force manufacturers to, among other things, swap out foam insulating processes. NIST is also working out standards for connecting appliances to home energy management and demand response systems. One early goal will be to program the defrost cycle in refrigerators to occur during off-peak hours.
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