Life Cycle Cost Estimate for 1 ENERGY STAR Qualified Commercial Clothes Washer(s)

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1 $0.190 $10.000 $1.400 450.0

Number of units Electric rate ($/kWh) Water and sewer rate ($/1000 gallons) Gas rate ($/therm) Average number of loads per week Type of water heating Type of clothes dryer

Electric Water Heating Electric Dryer

ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit Conventional Unit
$3,334

Initial cost per unit (estimated retail price)

$4,000

Annual and Life Cycle Costs and Savings for 1 Commercial Clothes Washer(s)
1 ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit(s) Annual Operating Costs*
Electricity costs
Electricity consumption (kWh)

1 Conventional Unit(s)
$8,926
46,979

Savings with ENERGY STAR

$2,541
13,371

$6,385
33,608

Water costs
Water consumption (gal)

$3,365
336,494

$7,270
727,012

$3,905
390,517

Gas costs
Gas consumption (therms)

$0
0

$0
0

$0
0

Total Life Cycle Costs*

Operating costs (electricity, water, and maintenance) Electricity costs
Electricity consumption (kWh)

$9,750

$16,196

$6,446

$85,418 $55,940
369,684

$141,886 $78,196
516,770

$56,468 $22,257
147,086

Water costs
Water consumption (gal)

$29,479
3,701,438

$63,690
7,997,129

$34,211
4,295,691

Gas costs
Gas consumption (therms)

$0
0

$0
0

$0
0

Purchase price for 1 unit(s)

Total

$4,000 $89,418

$3,334 $145,219

-$667 $55,801

Simple payback of initial additional cost (years)

0.1

* Annual costs exclude the initial purchase price. All costs, except initial cost, are discounted over the products' lifetime using a real discount rate of 4%. See "Assumptions" to change factors including the discount rate. A simple payback period of zero years means that the payback is immediate.

Summary of Benefits for 1 Commercial Clothes Washer(s)

Initial cost difference Life cycle savings Net life cycle savings (life cycle savings - additional cost) Simple payback of additional cost Life cycle electricity saved Life cycle air pollution reduction Air pollution reduction equivalence Air pollution reduction equivalence Savings as a percent of retail price

$667 ### ### 0.1 years ### kWh ### lbs of CO2 20.15 cars removed from the road for one year 21.89 acres of forest planted 1395%

Assumptions for Clothes Washers

Category Power & Water
ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit Initial Cost Per Unit Lifetime Annual Water Consumption Water Consumption (gal/Load) per unit Electricity Consumption (kWh/Load) per unit Gas Consumption (therms/Load) per unit Selected Scenario Electric Water Heating & Electric Drying Reference Case Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Electric Water Heating & Gas Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Electric Water Heating with No Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Gas Water Heating & Gas Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Gas Water Heating & Electric Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Gas Water Heating with No Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Conventional Unit (New Unit) Initial Cost Per Unit Lifetime Annual Water Consumption Water Consumption per unit Electricity Consumption per unit Gas Consumption per unit Electric Water Heating & Electric Drying Reference Case Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Electric Water Heating & Gas Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Electric Water Heating with No Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Gas Water Heating & Gas Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Gas Water Heating & Electric Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Gas Water Heating with No Drying Reference Annual Electricity use Electricity use per load Reference Annual Gas Use Gas consumption per load Value Data Source

$750 Average retail price of a qualified model in 2009 from national retail data 11 years Appliance Magazine, September 2008 13661.1 gal/yr Average water consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 14.38 (gal/load)/unit Calculated 1.436 (kWh/load)/unit Calculated 0.00 (therms/load)/unit Calculated Electric Water Heating and Drying 1364.4 kWh/yr 1.44 kWh/load 465.31 kWh/yr 0.49 kWh/load 31.02 therms/yr 0.03 therms/load 465.31 kWh/yr 0.49 kWh/load 137.9 kWh/yr 0.15 kWh/load 50.41 therms/yr 0.05 therms/load 945.15 kWh/yr 0.99 kWh/load 19.39 therms/yr 0.02 therms/load 137.90 kWh/yr 0.15 kWh/load 19.39 therms/yr 0.02 therms/load Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Average energy consumption based on all qualified models, July 2009 Calculated

$492 11 years 29515.43 gal/yr 31.07 gal/Load 2.008 kWh/Load 0.00 therms/load

Average retail price of a non-qualified model in 2009 from national retail pricing Appliance Magazine, September 2008 Average water consumption based on all non-qualified models, July 2009 Calculated Calculated Calculated

1907.27 kWh/yr 2.01 kWh/load 807.02 kWh/yr 0.85 kWh/load 38.05 therms/yr 0.04 therms/load 807.02 kWh/yr 0.85 kWh/load 195.57 kWh/yr 0.21 kWh/load 72.22 therms/yr 0.08 therms/load 1180.23 kWh/yr 1.24 kWh/load 34.17 therms/yr 0.04 therms/load 195.57 kWh/yr 0.21 kWh/load 34.17 therms/yr 0.04 therms/load

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Usage (Reference Case)

Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers Average number of loads per year (Res) Average number of loads per year (Commercial) Number of loads per week (Residential) Number of loads per week (Commercial) 392 loads/year 950 loads/year 7.5 loads/week 18.3 loads/week DOE Federal Test Procedure 10 CFR 430, Appendix J1 Multi-family Laundry Association, 2002 Calculated Calculated

Discount Rate
Commercial and Residential Discount Rate (real) Commercial Electricity Price Residential Electricity Price 4% $0.0953 $/kWh $0.1089 $/kWh A real discount rate of 4 percent is assumed, which is roughly equivalent to the nominal discount rate of 7 percent (4 percent real discount rate + 3 percent inflation rate). US Department of Energy, Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (Early Release), (converted from 2009 to 2010 dollars), http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/er/

Commercial water and sewer rate Residential water and sewer rate Commercial Gas Price Residential Gas Price

$6.35 $/1000 gal $7.50 $/1000 gal $0.93 $/therm $1.05 $/therm

Water and Wastewater Rate Survey, Raftelis Consulting, 2008 US Department of Energy, Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (Early Release), (converted from 2009 to 2010 dollars), http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/er/

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Factors

Electricity Carbon Emission Factor Gas Emission Factor 1.54 lbs CO2/kWh 117 lbs CO2/MMBtu EPA 2011 EPA 2011

CO2 Equivalents
Annual CO2 sequestration per forested acre Annual CO2 emissions per average passenger car 10,347 lbs CO2/yr 11,244 lbs CO2/yr EPAs Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energyresources/calculator.html

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