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High-rated LG refrigerator may overstate energy savings.(up front: News/Trends/Advice)(LG LRFC25750, testing)
The top-scoring bottom-freezer from our tests last year, the LG LRFC25750, is unlikely to provide the savings promised by its Energy Star designation.
To qualify for the coveted Energy Star, manufacturers must run a test that estimates the energy a refrigerator uses under real-world conditions: when the kitchen temperature is 70[degrees] F and the door is being opened and closed. The test, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, uses a 90[degrees] F chamber and is performed with the refrigerator doors closed. But it was developed decades ago, before refrigerators had sophisticated electronic controllers, some with sensors that monitor room temperature and door openings.
Our tests record energy use at a wide range of temperatures, and a close look at our data for the LG revealed that a sensor-controlled (and energy-eating) heater used to keep its door gaskets pliable is turned off at--you guessed it--90[degrees] F. The roughly 100 kilowatt hours per year "saved" because the heater is off at the energy-test ...
- Energy Star has lost some luster: the program saves energy but hasn't kept up...
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports October 1, 2008 700+ words
...consumption. "By being Energy Star compliant you are assured...our measurements for the LG LMX25981ST French-door...measured was much closer to LG's figure. But that...gauged energy use with the LG's icemaker on, we got...be, and they get the Energy Star and its cachet when ...
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- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports February 1, 2009 700+ words
...from the federal Energy Star program, under a...Korean manufacturer LG and the Department...and sold under the LG and Kenmore Trio...energy to qualify for Energy Star, an issue brought...We reported in "Energy Star Has Lost Some Luster...2009) that some LG models ...
- Consumer Reports Finds Energy Star Program Standards Lax and Tests Out-Of-Date.
- Newspaper article from: Science Letter September 16, 2008 700+ words
...refrigerators, found five Energy Star models - three from LG and two from Samsung...the less rigorous Energy Star Program. There was...measurements for the LG LMX25981ST French...In the case of the LG models, the Energy Star protocol allows for...
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- Magazine article from: Government Procurement Case, Scot April 1, 2009 700+ words
...article revealed that some Energy Star-labeled refrigerators...more electricity than the Energy Star standard permits. In...refrigerator manufactured by LG used twice as much electricity...manufacturers' claims to meet the Energy Star standard in a recent Wall...
- Energy Star label puts savings in the pocket, not down the drain.
- Magazine article from: Colorado Springs Business Journal (CO) September 28, 2007 700+ words
...don't know why you wouldn't use Energy Star," said J.D. Farmer, sales associate...so much water." Farmer said the LG model clothes washer is one of the...bill. It varies by brand, but an Energy Star appliance can save you $55 to $80...
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- Magazine article from: Machine Design Teschler, Leland November 6, 2008 700+ words
...which tested a number of Energy Star appliances that turned...manufacturer claimed under the Energy Star Program. Another French-door fridge from LG claims to use 547 kW...apparently because the Energy Star protocol allows the ice...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 27, 1994 700+ words
...offered (CLINS 1, 2 and 3) are now Energy Star compliant 486 microcomputers. CLINS...computer suite CLIN 1, which is now an Energy Star compliant 486 Cyrix SLC/50 manufactured...Inc. ST: Virginia IN: CPR SU: LG -- NY042 -- 0416 06/27/94 12...
- LG Electronics highlights global initiative: 'Life's Good' when it's green;...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire January 8, 2009 700+ words
...current programs include: - Energy Star 3.0- LG's 2009 HDTVs are designed to achieve the new Energy Star 3.0 rating and incorporate...participant in the voluntary Energy Star program, LG's 2009 HDTVs will be up to...
- LG Electronics Highlights Global Initiative: 'Life's Good When it's Green'.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 7, 2009 700+ words
...current programs include: -- Energy Star 3.0 - LG's 2009 HDTVs are designed to achieve the new Energy Star 3.0 rating and incorporate...participant in the voluntary Energy Star program, LG's 2009 HDTVs will be up to...
- LG Electronics USA Consumer Notice: French Door Refrigerators With Ice and...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 14, 2008 700+ words
...participation in the Energy Star program. Five discontinued LG models also are affected...partner in the voluntary Energy Star program, and the vast majority of LG appliance products continue with their Energy Star ratings. The company...