Dryers in the US consume ~3% of residential energy budget, 6x washing machines — https://news.umich.edu/clothes-dryers-and-the-bottom-line-switching-to-air-drying-can-save-hundreds/
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University of Michigan News · Clothes dryers and the bottom line: Switching to air drying can save hundredsResearchers from the University of Michigan are hoping their new study will inspire some Americans to rethink their relationship with laundry. Because, no matter how you spin it, clothes dryers use a lot of comparatively costly energy when air works for free.