Laundry washing machine comprising: an outer casing , a washing tub , which is arranged inside the casing , a rotatable drum , which is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and is designed to receive laundry to be washed, a detergent dispensing assembly , which is designed for supplying detergent/water into the washing tub , a water softening system , which is designed to receive fresh water from a water mains and is configured to reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water in order to supply softened water to the detergent dispensing assembly and/or to the washing tub during one or more softened water laundry wash phases, heating means designed to heat the water loaded in the washing tub so as to regulate the temperature of the loaded water, wherein the laundry washing machine further comprises a control panel configured to allow an operator to input information indicative of a washing course to be performed, wherein the washing course comprises one or more softened water laundry wash phases, a controller configured to control said heating means to regulate the temperature of the water loaded in the washing tub based on the softened water laundry wash phase/s of said laundry washing course, said laundry washing machine being characterized by said control panel comprising: a first select part configured to allow the operator to input first information indicative of said laundry washing course; a second select part configured to allow the operator to input second information indicative of one or more energy saving commands associated to respective energy saving levels; said controller being configured to determine/set an energy saving washing course based on received first and second information, wherein said energy saving washing course comprises one or more softened water laundry wash phase/s. an outer casing , a washing tub , which is arranged inside the casing , a rotatable drum , which is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and is designed to receive laundry to be washed, a detergent dispensing assembly , which is designed for supplying detergent/water into the washing tub , a water softening system , which is designed to receive fresh water from a water mains and is configured to reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water in order to supply softened water to the detergent dispensing assembly and/or to the washing tub during one or more softened water laundry wash phases, heating means designed to heat the water loaded in the washing tub so as to regulate the temperature of the loaded water, wherein the laundry washing machine further comprises a control panel configured to allow an operator to input information indicative of a washing course to be performed, wherein the washing course comprises one or more softened water laundry wash phases, a controller configured to control said heating means to regulate the temperature of the water loaded in the washing tub based on the softened water laundry wash phase/s of said laundry washing course, said laundry washing machine being characterized by said control panel comprising: a first select part configured to allow the operator to input first information indicative of said laundry washing course; a second select part configured to allow the operator to input second information indicative of one or more energy saving commands associated to respective energy saving levels; a first select part configured to allow the operator to input first information indicative of said laundry washing course; a second select part configured to allow the operator to input second information indicative of one or more energy saving commands associated to respective energy saving levels; said controller being configured to determine/set an energy saving washing course based on received first and second information, wherein said energy saving washing course comprises one or more softened water laundry wash phase/s. <EOS>