March 12, 2004—The DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized 57 businesses and organizations as winners of the Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards. DOE and EPA sponsor these awards each year to recognize energy efficiency investments made by Energy Star partners.
These investments save energy while also saving consumers money and avoiding greenhouse gas emissions. The award winners are businesses and organizations that have achieved energy efficiency in new homes and consumer products, as well as firms that have achieved excellence in energy management and in energy efficiency and environmental education.
Companies that earned special mention from DOE include General Electric Consumer Products, a manufacturer of Energy Star products; Whirlpool Corporation, which manufactured the largest number of Energy Star appliances; Osram Sylvania, for producing an innovative line of compact fluorescent lamps, 65 percent of which qualify for the Energy Star label; Gorell Enterprises, Inc., for manufacturing and marketing Energy Star windows; Maytag Corporation, for a national campaign to promote its Energy Star appliances; and Sears, Roebuck and Company, for boosting its retail sales of Energy Star appliances by 30 percent in 2003.
Last year, the DOE/EPA Energy Star program helped Americans save enough energy to power 20 million homes, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to that of 18 million cars and saving consumers $9 billion.
For a complete list of winners, see the Energy Star Web site.
