December 14, 2005—More than half the states across the US are joining with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address critical energy issues at the local level in conjunction with EPA’s Energy Star Challenge, according to EPA.
Through the Energy Star Challenge, state governments offer a variety of programs to help building owners of businesses, governments, schools, and other agencies assess how much energy their buildings use now, establish efficiency improvement goals of 10 percent or greater portfolio-wide, and make efficiency improvements wherever cost effective.
EPA is working with the following states and their energy offices to reach their resident building owners: Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont.
In view of rising energy prices this winter, EPA says that most facilities can save up to 30 percent on their energy bills each year through cost-effective energy efficiency improvements
For more information on the Energy Star Challenge visit EPA.
