Program Profiles
ENERGY STAR®
ENERGY STAR®
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 8
999 18th Street, Suite #300
Denver, CO 80202-2466
(p) local 303/312-6464
(p) toll free 888/STAR-YES
Contact: Patty Crow
www.energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR® is more than a label
awarded for energy efficiency. It is a voluntary
partnership between business, government, and others
united in the pursuit of a common goal: to protect our
environment for future generations by changing to
energy-efficient practices today.
Businesses can use ENERGY STAR to improve
efficiency, enhance profits, and create competitive
advantages that shine in the eyes of shareholders and
customers alike.
ENERGY STAR’s mission is to help businesses
protect the environment through superior energy
efficiency. Because a strategic approach can produce
twice the savings – for your bottom line and the
environment – EPA’s ENERGY STAR partnership
offers a proven energy management strategy that helps in
measuring current energy performance, setting goals,
tracking savings, and rewarding improvements.
ENERGY STAR provides a host of technical
assistance tools to make your business, building, and
processes more energy efficient, as well as marketing
opportunities so you can let your customers know that
you are working hard to save energy and improve the
environment. Any business, large or small, non-profit
organization or government, can participate.
ENERGY STAR technical and outreach tools will
help your business:
- Assess current energy performance and set goals
- Create and implement an energy efficiency action
plan
- Evaluate your performance
- Communicate results and gain recognition for them
By integrating ENERGY STAR into your ongoing
management processes, you can improve the efficiency and
productivity of your business and employees, save energy
and money, and take positive steps toward helping your
bottom line and the environment. |