Average annual energy consumption of new major appliances (in kWh/year) based on year of manufacture

  1990 1997 2001 2010
Refrigerators
Standard top-mounted (16.5–18.4 cu. ft.) 1044 664 572 427
ENERGY STAR qualified - - 440 369
Dishwashers
Standard 1026 649 634 310
ENERGY STAR qualified - - 534 309
Clothes washers
Standard top-loading 1218 930 905 319
ENERGY STAR qualified - - 304 148
Clothes dryers
Standard 1103 887 916 928
Freezers
Standard chest 658 342 337 295¹
Ranges (30-inch)
Self-cleaning 727 759 741 530
Non-self-cleaning 786 780 786 499

Source: Natural Resources Canada, National Energy Use Database(NEUD).

¹Freezer data are not as comprehensive as other appliance data and therefore should be used with caution.