Since 1992, Energy Star has been the standard used by the government to certify the energy efficiency of products, homes, and buildings. Energy star can be found in 75 separate residential and commercial categories and is partnered with about 2,000 manufacturers and 1,850 retailers who sell 300 million certified products each year.
Consumer Savings:
In 2018 Energy Star showed consumer savings of $20 billion in avoided energy use, 200 billion kilowatt-hours of saved electricity, and reduced green house gases by 150 million metric tons.
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Residential Savings:
Homeowners were also greatly helped by Energy Star, posting savings of over $400 million in energy costs, 3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, and about 4 million metric tons of greenhouse gas reduced. In addition, homes built to the Energy Star standard were found to be 10% more energy efficient and preform 20% better on average.
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Industrial Plant and Commercial Savings:
Even the commercial industry relys heavily on Energy Star, reaching 36,000 certified buildings, which used 35% less energy then their non-certified counterparts. Furthermore, Energy Star benefits 33 separate industrial sectors, saving plants 36 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and 3 billion in energy bills.
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