# Presentation: 212705

*ENERGY STAR *
*Patrick Kelly, ENERGY STAR, Renewable Energy and Climate Change program Manager*
*July 14, 2007*

- Partnering with ENERGY STAR

## ENERGY STAR THE BRAND

*The national, US government-backed** ****symbol for ******energy efficiency***
*(DOE and EPA backed)*

**Notes:**
Should be consistent for most presentations

## ENERGY STAR BACKGROUND

***Launched ****in 1992 for computers *
***Grown**** to products across 35+ categories*
*1995 - new homes*
*1999 - efficient buildings*
*2003 - updated  MARK*
***Sold ****more than 2 billion products*
***Prevented ****greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 30 million vehicles*

- After

- Before

**Notes:**
Products include heating and cooling equipment, programmable thermostats (now’s the time to buy!), (shameless plug for heating products), consumer electronics, 

We meet our goals when you sell more.  Our success is measured by how many metric tons of carbon dioxide we prevent.  This is a measurement of how many ENERGY STAR qualified products are sold.  

Fixtures offer us HUGE carbon savings potential.  Why do we care so much about your products???  

## ENERGY STAR QUALIFIED PRODUCTS

*Appliances*
*Heating/cooling*
*Home electronics*
*Lighting*
***Homes***
*Office/computer equipment*
*Other residential/commercial products*

**Notes:**
List of products for introductory purposes.  Will provide folder with more information by product category for customization.

## ENERGY  STAR in your Home

- When something needs to be replaced check out _[www.energystar.gov](http://www.energystar.gov/)_
- Check for the item(s) to see if they a lable from ENERGY STAR.
- Always remember bigger means it will likely use more energy, but in some cases like TV the technology uses different power levels for the same size.

## ENERGY  STAR Tax Credits

- You may qualify for up to $500 in federal tax credits by purchasing select ENERGY STAR labeled products.  The level of $$$ is posted on the web site, for Central Air Conditioning is it is a SEER 15 level of performance.
- Home builders can still get a $2000 tax credit.
- Even water heaters can get tax credits, if they meet DOE standards in energy performance, but we haven’t officially rated water heaters with ENERGY STAR. (But maybe in the near future they will finish!)

## ENERGY STAR saves money

- Remember you have two parts to that utility.  What in the background running all the time and then that big HVAC system.
- Background can be lower every time you buy ENERGY STAR products, they have many levels of efficiency, but the lowest levels are at 10 to 30 percent lower energy consumption
- The Central A/C, Furnace, room A/C bill part can easily be cut 30 percent if not 60 percent if the system is more than 12 years old.

## generate ~80% less heat 

***Less Heat, More Comfort:***
*ENERGY STAR lighting products *
*generate **~****80% less heat**** *
*than standard incandescent lighting.*

**100% **
**Electricity**

**9 Watts **
**Light**
- [40%]

**14 Watts **
**Heat**
**[****60%]**

**100% **
**Electricity**

**10 Watts **
**Light**
**[10%]**

**90 Watts **
**Heat**
**[90%]**

**23 Watts**

**100 Watts**

## 		 		$50 - $100

- ENERGY STAR ADVANCED LIGHTING PACKAGE (ALP) KEY MARKETING MESSAGE #2:

***No One Likes Wasting Money***
*	**	**	**Each incandescent light fixture **	**	**	**    ****not replaced ****with an*
*	**	**	**ENERGY STAR qualified fixture **	**	**	**    is like throwing away *
***	******	****** ******	******	******$50 - $100***

## ENERGY STAR ADVANCED LIGHTING PACKAGE (ALP) KEY MARKETING MESSAGE #1:

- ENERGY STAR ADVANCED LIGHTING PACKAGE (ALP) KEY MARKETING MESSAGE #1:

***Less Time Climbing Step-stools:***
***Advanced technology bulbs**** in ENERGY STAR qualified fixtures need to be changed ****once every seven years**** on average compared to an annual ladder-climb for incandescent bulbs.*

## What is ENERGY STAR up to

- We are adding more ENERGY STAR Homes and Businesses in Texas every year by working with more utilities!
- ENERGY STAR Tax Free Day!
- EE Building Codes & Natural Disaster Resistant Construction.  Examples: Cities of Denton and Frisco. This helps HUD!!!
- We are developing a better utility grid so we will have more renewable energy and clean energy to use! Like 18,000 MW!

## Recognition Event for Efforts

## HOW TO REACH ENERGY STAR

***On the Web at:***
- _[http://www.energystar.gov](http://www.energystar.gov/)_
*Patrick Kelly*
*(214) 665-7316*
*kelly.patrick@epa.gov*