Energy Efficient Appliances

Each year UDR, Inc. spends approximately $11.0 million a year on appliances.  In 2005 and 2006, UDR, Inc. is embarking on a major capital improvements program where we are spending upwards of $30.0 million to replace older heat pumps and air conditioners with more energy-efficient models. 

We're committed to the comfort of our residents, so we're always looking for ways to make your lives a little better.  This can sometimes mean making a few changes, and we've got some that we think you're going to love.  These changes will not only help protect our environment, but will also save you money and who's going to turn down savings?  You may be wondering how we're going to manage to do both.  In homes throughout our portfolio, we've started installing energy-efficient appliances, which are designed to save energy and reduce pollution.  Because they're energy efficient, these appliances use less energy and save you money on your utility bills. 

At UDR, Inc., we are upgrading appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers, heating and cooling systems, and more in an effort to conserve water, electricity and natural gas; and to save you money!

Here's what the Department of Energy has to say about energy efficient appliances:

• Refrigerators: Energy-efficient refrigerators require about half as much energy as models manufactured before 1993, use at least 15 percent less energy than required by current federal standards and use 40 percent less energy than the conventional models sold in 2001.  Replacing a refrigerator bought in 1990 with a new energy-efficient model would save enough energy to light the average household for more than four and a half months.
   
• Dishwashers:  Replacing a dishwasher manufactured before 1994 with an energy-efficient dishwasher can save you more than $25 a year in energy costs. 

• Clothes washers:  Compared to a model manufactured before 1994, an energy-efficient clothes washer can save up to $110 per year on your utility bills.  Through superior design and system features, energy-efficient clothes washers clean clothes using much less energy and water than older models.
   
• Heating and Cooling: Energy-efficient heat pumps and air conditioners use 20 percent less energy than new standard models. Energy-efficient boilers are 15 percent more efficient than conventional furnaces and 10 percent more efficient than new standard models. 

Remember, saving energy prevents pollution.  By choosing energy-efficient appliances, you are helping prevent global warming and promote cleaner air without sacrificing the product quality and performance you expect.