{"id":3949,"date":"2011-07-14T10:08:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T17:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unrbep.org\/?p=3949"},"modified":"2011-07-14T10:08:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T17:08:55","slug":"new-energy-star-initiative-recognizes-cutting-edge-products-with-highest-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/new-energy-star-initiative-recognizes-cutting-edge-products-with-highest-energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"New Energy Star Initiative Recognizes Cutting-Edge Products with Highest Energy Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most Efficient\u201d designation will help shoppers reduce their energy bills, provide incentives for manufacturers to innovate, and protect Americans\u2019 public health and environment<\/em><\/p>\n


\nWASHINGTON <\/strong>\u2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today are announcing for the first time products recognized as the most energy-efficient in their categories among those that have earned the Energy Star label. This pilot program is part of Energy Star\u2019s overall commitment to protect people\u2019s health and the environment by encouraging energy efficiency. The \u201cMost Efficient\u201d initiative also continues Energy Star\u2019s work to provide consumers with the best efficiency information so they can make investments that will lower their energy bills and environmental impact. The new designation of Most Efficient aims to provide all manufacturers with an incentive for greater product energy efficiency while providing consumers new information about the products that comprise the top tier in the categories.<\/p>\n

“This new designation will help Americans save money and cut pollution by quickly pointing them to the best Energy Star products have to offer. Highlighting Energy Star’s Most Efficient products is a great way to encourage the strides in innovation that bring even more energy and money saving choices to our stores,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “We know American consumers are eager to make purchases that save them money on their utility bills and reduce the pollution in the air we breathe, and these labels will help them identify the best ways to find those purchases.”<\/p>\n

“Over the last two decades, the Energy Star program has consistently offered consumers energy choices that have helped families save billions of dollars on their energy bills,\u201d said Energy Secretary Steven Chu.\u00a0 “The new Most Efficient designation is the next step towards encouraging new, more energy-efficient products to enter the market, so that consumers will have even more choices when it comes to high performance, high efficiency products that will save them energy and money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Products that receive the Most Efficient designation demonstrate exceptional and cutting-edge efficiency performance that environmentally-minded consumers and early adopters value. The Most Efficient recognition will represent approximately the top five percent of models on the market in the following categories: clothes washers, heating and cooling equipment, televisions, and refrigerator-freezers. The following Energy Star partners\u2019 products are among the first to be recognized as Most Efficient: Electrolux Major Appliances, Sears\u2019 Kenmore, LG, Samsung, Best Buy\u2019s Insignia Brand, Panasonic, Nordyne, and Rheem. Later this year, EPA will initiate a process to consider additional product categories for potential inclusion in 2012.<\/p>\n

Consumers will be able to identify Most Efficient products on the Energy Star website and in stores by looking for the Most Efficient designation. In addition to meeting established performance requirements, products must also be Energy Star qualified and certified by an EPA-recognized certification body. Manufacturers are encouraged to submit products that meet the requirements to EPA for recognition.<\/p>\n

Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to help Americans save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices. Today, the Energy Star label can be found on more than 60 different kinds of products as well as new homes and commercial and industrial buildings that meet strict energy efficiency specifications set by the EPA. Last year alone, Americans, with the help of Energy Star, saved $18 billion on their energy bills while preventing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to annual emissions of 33 million vehicles.<\/p>\n

More information on Energy Star\u2019s Most Efficient qualifications: http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/me-criteria<\/a><\/p>\n

More information on Energy Star\u2019s Most Efficient products: http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/mostefficient<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most Efficient\u201d designation will help shoppers reduce their energy bills, provide incentives for manufacturers to innovate, and protect Americans\u2019 public health and environment WASHINGTON \u2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today are announcing for the first time products recognized as the most energy-efficient in their categories among those … Continue reading New Energy Star Initiative Recognizes Cutting-Edge Products with Highest Energy Efficiency<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3949"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3951,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949\/revisions\/3951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}