Brian, yes, I do track by energy usage very closely. I’m currently using http://www.microsoft-hohm.com/ to do the tracking. I can report back once I have more data.
Regarding the appliance, too bad this program wasn’t around last year. I upgraded all of my appliances last year when I upgraded my kitchen, so I won’t be able to take advantage of this program.
I don’t see how using dishwasher will save me energy over washing it my hand. Washing by hand uses 0 energy and very little water. Water is only need to rinse off the soap. My dishwasher doesn’t have heated dry feature.
