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Home Appliance Initiative (SEHA)

The Consortium of Energy Efficiency (CEE) is a non-profit organisation made up of utilities,
environmental and public interest groups and government agencies. CEE is dedicated to helping
private and public interests form partnerships to accelerate the development and availability of
technologies that save water and energy, maintain customer satisfaction and enhance
environmental quality. CEE's Residential Clothes Washer Initiative was launched in 1993 to
promote the manufacture and sales of energy-efficient clothes washers.
In 1997 the Super-Efficient Home Appliance Initiative (SEHA) was launched. This is a
national program designed to stimulate manufacturer and consumer interest in highly efficient
home appliances. It provides a nationally recognized definition of "super-efficiency" through the
establishment of performance tiers that utilities can voluntarily adopt for use in local programs.
If an appliance qualifies for any of the three SEHA categories, this enables local utilities to grant
rebates to the purchaser.
The SEHA scheme uses two categories to judge the energy efficiency of a washing machine:
1) Modified Energy Factor (MEF) calculated from DOE energy test method
Water Factor (WF) calculated from DOE energy test method
2)
CEE SEHA Tier Structure
Level
Baseline* (as of Jan 2007)
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
MEF=Modified Energy Factor, a combination of Energy Factor and Remaining Moisture Content. MEF measures
energy consumption of the total laundry cycle (washing and drying). It indicates how many cubic feet of laundry
can be washed and dried with one kWh of electricity; the higher the number, the greater the efficiency.
WF=Water Factor (number of gallons needed for each cubic foot of laundry). A lower number indicates lower
consumption and more efficient use of water.
*Baseline MEF is the Federal minimum standard. Baseline WF is an average for washers sold, as supplied to DOE
by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM).
Tier 3 of the scheme houses the most energy and water efficient washers.
TM
AquaSmart qualifies for
America's Most Water Efficient Top Loading Washer
rebate.
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AquaSmart also qualifies as an
meets the minimum federal standard energy levels as of January 2007 (MEF=≥1.26)

Super-Efficient

st
Tier 2 (effective 1
Energy Star compliant
(Appendix J1)
MEF
1.26
1.8
2.0
2.2
January 2007) of the SEHA scheme making it
and as a result, qualifying for a good
product (MEF=≥1.72) and easily
WF
13.3
7.5
6.0
4.5