Energy Star: What is it?
Energy Star is a joint program with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. Their goal is to encourage the use of energy-efficient products and practices to help save money and use less energy.
Products that have earned the ENERGY STAR help you save energy and money without sacrificing performance.
By using less energy, these products also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions—caused by the burning of fossil fuels at power plants—that contribute to global warming. More than 50 types of products, including lighting, home office equipment, heating and cooling equipment, and home electronics can qualify for the ENERGY STAR.
Energy efficient choices can save families about a third on their energy bill with similar savings of greenhouse gas emissions, without sacrificing features, style or comfort. ENERGY STAR helps you make the energy efficient choice.
If looking for new household products, look for ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR. They meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the EPA and US Department of Energy.
Consumer Advantages:
1.) Helping reduce the rate of greenhouse gas emissions
2.) Save money in the long run with bills
Energy Star Approved Lighting + You
ENERGY STAR is a label that identifies energy efficient products, such as light fixtures and bulbs, which meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy.
If every American home replaced their 5 most frequently used light fixtures or the bulbs in them with ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR, we would save close to $9 billion each year in energy costs, and together we'd prevent the greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from nearly 10 million cars. Note: This fact is based on the replacement of 9 bulbs in 5 high-use fixtures.
Lighting is one of the easiest places to start saving energy. Replacing your five most frequently used light fixtures or the bulbs in them with ENERGY STAR qualified lights can save $70 a year in energy costs. ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) provide high-quality light output, use less energy and last up to 10 times longer than standard incandescent light bulbs, saving money on energy bills and replacement costs.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Energy usage at home 12%
Energy Star qualified CFLs last 10x longer than the standard incandescent bulbs!