What
is Energy Star?
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the US Environmental Protection Agency in
1992 as a voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote
energy-efficient products, in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
EPA partnered with the US Department of Energy in 1996 to promote the
ENERGY STAR label, with each agency taking responsibility for particular
product categories. ENERGY STAR has expanded to cover new homes, most
of the buildings sector, residential heating and cooling equipment, major
appliances, office equipment, lighting, consumer electronics, and more
product areas.
How the Energy Star program works:
The federal government has set performance guidelines for energy efficiency
for light bulbs and many other products. To qualify for the ENERGY STAR®
label, a lighting product must meet energy efficiency and quality specifications,
including:
Please note: Energy Star is in the process of developing lighting specifications for dimmable fixtures. Therefore dimmable fixtures are currently outside of the Energy Star program.
How you can support Energy Star:
If all consumers, businesses, and organizations in the United States made
their product choices and building improvement decisions with ENERGY STAR
over the next decade, the national annual energy bill would be reduced
by about $200 billion. With that would come a sizable contribution to
reducing air pollution and protecting the earth’s climate for future generations.
With ENERGY STAR, money isn’t all you’re saving.
For a listing of the most current Energy Star approved lighting, please visit: