The energy efficiency revolution is coming — just don’t tell consumers

Roost says it's found a way to make at least one gadget 'smart' and green without having to actually buy a new gadget. It's embedded a computer in a 9-volt smoke detector battery, an innovation that VP Mickey Nasiri says will let the alarm communicate with homeowners via their phones, while lasting 5 times as long as conventional batteries.

Energy-saving, environmentally friendly devices are starting to work their way into the consumer market, and many were on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Shows. But to make sure they sell, their manufacturers are leaving the efficiency out of their sales pitches.

Whirlpool's new clothes dryer recycles its hot air instead of venting it, which the company says cuts its energy use by nearly 75%.

My story aired yesterday on PRI’s The World.

This new ceiling lamp from Stack Lighting is on a growing list of household products that are 'smart,' but also green. It uses sensors to adjust itself based on ambient lighting in a room, and switch itself off if there's no one there. The company says their lights have roughly 10 percent of the carbon footprint of ordinary lights.

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