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Last Updated: October 2007
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Standards for commercial soft-mount clothes washers (similar to residential machines) were set in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and took effect January 2007.  The energy standard (1.26 Modified Energy Factor) is the same as for residential clothes washers but the commercial standard also requires a 9.5 Water Factor (the 2007 residential standard did not include a water factor level).  This standard builds upon a similar standard previously adopted by several states. DOE has scheduled to complete a revised standard in 2009. There is no federal or state standard for hard-mount clothes washers.

• Federal Documentation (DOE Web site)

Press Release
Efficiency Advocates Announce Landmark Agreement on Higher Energy and Water Efficiency Standards May 1, 2007