Water efficiency improvements for clothes washers and dishwashers could have a significant impact on residential water consumption if the standards negotiated by efficiency proponents and industry are adopted. Water use for front-loading clothes washers would be reduced by 52% relative to the current standard and water use for top-loaders would be reduced by 16% for the 2015 standard and 37% for the 2018 standard. Dishwashers would become 23% more water efficient. Details of the agreement are outlined in the “Energy Efficient Appliance and Smart Appliance Agreement” presentation linked here:
For more information about water efficiency standards for 14 water-using products, see the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) table entitled: National Efficiency Standards and Specifications for Residential and Commercial Water-Using Fixtures and Appliances.
