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New Commission energy efficiency Web site: The Federal Trade Commission has unveiled a new Web site for consumers who want to compare the energy efficiency and related costs of major appliances before they buy them. The site – www.ftc.gov/appliancedata – offers energy-use data for each different model of refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer, freezer, clothes washer, dishwasher, pool heater, and room air conditioner. It also provides links to online data for water heaters, boilers, and central air conditioners, and features a cost calculator for estimating the yearly operating cost of many of the featured appliances. The site allows consumers to compare the energy efficiency of appliances without going to a showroom to compare EnergyGuide labels. The information on appliance efficiency is part of the agency’s energy and environment Web site, www.ftc.gov/energy, which has information about home, automobile, and other consumer purchases. (The staff contact is Hampton Newsome, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 202-326-2889.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.

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