1.   Combining that with the use of energy efficient appliances is the best way to lower electric bills, according to RealGoods.com.

2.   Customers had been rewarded for deeds like installing more efficient appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs instead of standard incandescents.

3.   For years, the federal government has been requiring manufacturers to produce more efficient appliances.

4.   Many electric companies are willing to subsidize efficient appliances, since they postpone the need to build ever more costly generating plants.

5.   Neither bill requires an increase in fuel efficiency standards for automobiles or for more efficient appliances, they say.

6.   Or rather, it seems commodified and impersonal, dependent on more efficient appliances, less consumptive houses and cleaner cars instead of altered behavior and wiser choices.

7.   The program will reimburse homeowners and business owners for money spent on things like energy efficient appliances, low-wattage lightbulbs and other energy-saving measures.

8.   There is an alliance with Microsoft that could lead to smart appliances and a partnership with the Sanyo Electric Co. of Japan to develop more efficient home appliances.

9.   Those living in postwar market economies got personal computers, better automobiles, more efficient appliances, seamless worldwide communication and a cornucopia of consumables.

10.   We need more efficient appliances in our homes.