Clothes Washers

for Partners

(Are you a consumer? See For Consumers)

Includes eligibility criteria and partner commitments, which are required in order for your product to qualify for the ENERGY STAR label.

Clothes Washers Program Requirements Version 8.0 (PDF, 722 KB) (Effective February 5, 2018. Note: as of May 5, 2017, manufacturers may have products certified to Version 8.0)

Supporting Documents:

ENERGY STAR Version 8.0 Clothes Washers Cover Memo (PDF, 121KB)

View documents, data, and correspondence related to the version in development.

Version 8.1 Clothes Washers specification is in development.

View documents, data, and correspondence related to this version.

Clothes Washer Specification Version 8

Clothes Washer Specification Version 7.0

Clothes Washer Specification Version 6.1

Clothes Washer Specification Version 6.0

Clothes Washers Program Requirements Version 5.1 (PDF, 149KB)

Clothes Washer Specification Version 5.0

Clothes Washer Specification Version 4.0

Historical list: On February 5, 2018, the ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer specification changed.

View the last list of Residential Clothes Washers that were qualified prior to the specification change. (EXCEL, 58 KB)

Historical list: On March 7, 2015, the ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer specification changed.

View the last list of Residential Clothes Washers that were qualified prior to the specification change. (EXCEL, 236 KB)

Historical list: On February 15, 2013, the ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer specification changed.

View the last list of Residential Clothes Washers that were qualified prior to the specification change. (EXCEL, 119 KB)

Historical List: On January 1, 2011, the ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer specification changed.

View the last list of clothes washers that were qualified prior to the specification change. (EXCEL, 108 KB)

Applying for the ENERGY STAR

If your product meets our criteria, then apply for an ENERGY STAR label.

To certify a new product, contact an EPA-recognized Certification Body (CB) to have the product's performance certified. A list of EPA-recognized CBs, as well as an overview of EPA's third-party certification procedures, is available at www.energystar.gov/3rdpartycert.