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Some home improvements to boost the energy efficiency of your home can also be fun and cost effective. Buying a new dishwasher or laundry machine, for example, will help to trim your energy bills while adding to your home's appeal.

Older appliances can be huge energy wasters because they were built to lower efficiency standards than modern appliances, and they also tend to lose efficiency over time. Appliances which were manufactured over 10 years ago are especially likely to be energy wasting, especially when compared to the latest Energy Star models. Most dishwashers produced before 1994 use up to 10 more gallons of water in each cycle than an Energy Star model produced today. Another option is to avoid buying a dishwasher at all if you can live without one, because this will save over 5,000 gallons of water and cut your utility bills by about $40 per year.