December 11, 2002—Energy Star partnerships continue to benefit the environment and consumers, according to the 2001 Annual Report issued by Environmental Protection Agency, which details the success of the Energy Star and other voluntary climate change programs. The report discusses the environmental and economic accomplishments of these programs and outlines future plans.
Through voluntary efforts, including Energy Star, Americans have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 38 million metric tons of carbon equivalent, which is the same as taking more than 25 million cars off the nation’s roads. Last year alone, Americans saved more than 80 billion kilowatt hours and 10,000 megawatts of peak power, the amount of energy required to power more than 10 million of this nation’s homes.
Other highlights from EPA’s climate partnership programs include:
- As part of President Bush’s National Energy Plan, EPA added energy performance rating capabilities for grocery stores and hospitals and launched two new programs in the energy supply area, the Green Power Partnership and the Combined Heat and Power Partnership, to promote cleaner energy supply technologies.
- More than 750 million Energy Star labeled products have been purchased to date.
- More than 1,600 builder partners have constructed over 57,000 Energy Star labeled homes to date.
- EPA’s national energy performance rating system was used to evaluate more than 10,000 buildings.
Copies of “Partnerships Changing the World: Energy Star and Other Voluntary Programs,” are available online or by calling the Energy Star hotline at 888/STAR-YES.
