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<br />Water-efficient Showerhead vs Traditional Investments <br /> <br />80 <br /> <br />$4-7.00-$71.00 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />$1.20 <br /> <br />$1.60 <br /> <br /> <br />Showerhead- <br />gas water <br />heater <br /> <br />Showerhead- <br />elec. water <br />heater <br /> <br />70 <br /> <br />60 <br /> <br />50 <br /> <br />Dollars returned <br />per year for a <br />S20 investment. <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Savings or <br />NOW account <br /> <br />Certificate <br />of deposit <br /> <br />Water-efficient showerheads upstage traditional investments: energy savings through reduced hot- <br />water use provide a much higher rate of return than do savings accounts or certificates of deposit, <br /> <br />Your potential financial savings are substantial if you heat water with gas, treme.ndous if you heat <br />water with electricity. It makes good economic sense to invest in a water-efficiel:lt showerhead. <br /> <br />.Assuming 3.0 people/household and Colorado retail rates of SO.075/kW-h for electricity and <br />SO.53/therm for gas. Savings are calculated for a shift from 4.0 and 6.0 gpm (peak flow) <br />showerheads to 2.0 gpm (peak flow) heads. <br /> <br />Savings reflect an additional 20 degree F heating requirement for water from low-flow showerheads. A <br />fine. rapidly cooled spray from some low-flow heads may necessitate this additional heating. <br />1lr U.m.8P Cop1ri.ht (C) lP8P Rocq 1l0W1taln In.Utut. <br />