ENERGY EFFICIENCY DELIVERS 

COST SAVINGS STRAIGHT TO THE 

BOTTOM LINE. 

EPA, through its ENERGY STAR® program, helps 

small businesses improve energy productivity, lower 

operating costs, and enhance the comfort of customers 

and employees. Join the network of small businesses 

working with ENERGY STAR to learn how you can profit 

from energy efficiency while reducing pollution and the 

emissions that contribute to climate change. 

DID YOU KNOW? 

• Investing in energy efficiency can save your business 

30% or more on your energy bill. 

• Changing just five lights to ENERGY STAR qualified 

lighting can save you as much as $60 annually. 

• With proper use, an ENERGY STAR qualified 

programmable thermostat can help you save about 

$100 annually. 

Visit www.energystar.gov/smallbiz to learn more. 

PUTTING ENERGY INTO 

PROFITS. 

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary, government-backed program 

helping businesses and individuals protect the environment 

through cost-effective energy efficiency. In 2005, Americans, 

with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy to power 

28 million homes and prevent greenhouse gas emissions 

equivalent to those from 23 million cars—while saving 

$12 billion on their utility bills. 

To join the network of small businesses working with 

ENERGY STAR, return the attached postage-paid card or 

visit www.energystar.gov/smallbiz to access ENERGY STAR’s 

no-cost tools and resources that guide you, step-by-step, 

toward improving your business’s energy efficiency. EPA 

awards special recognition to small businesses that 

demonstrate their energy efficiency improvements. 

The small businesses listed here are reaping the benefits 

of smart investments in energy efficiency, such as purchasing 

ENERGY STAR qualified products, installing efficient lighting 

and programmable thermostats, adding insulation, upgrading 

heating and cooling systems, and “tuning-up” operations and 

maintenance procedures. Their efforts reduce emissions 

that contribute to climate change and add value to their 

bottom line. 

REAL BUSINESSES. 

REAL SAVINGS.


Tomar Electronics Inc., a 76,000 square foot plant in Gilbert, 

Arizona, installed chiller controls, an HVAC variable speed 

drive, daylighting, and a thermal storage (ice) cooling unit, to 

save more than $28,500 and prevent over 570,000 pounds of 

carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually.* 

Community Mercantile, an 18,000 square foot grocery store in 

Lawrence, Kansas, made energy efficiency improvements that 

save more than $57,000 and prevent over one million pounds of 

CO2 emissions annually. 

Subway® Restaurants, totaling 7,500 square feet in seven 

Oklahoma locations, improved energy efficiency through 

ceiling fans; efficient lighting, HVAC and ice-making equipment; 

and water heater upgrades to save almost $20,000 and prevent 

more than 375,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

Aircraft Engineering & Installation Services, a 24,000 square 

foot building in Orlando, Florida, installed a new reflective and 

well-insulated roof, HVAC, and lighting systems that emphasize 

free daylighting, to save almost $17,000 and prevent over 

330,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

Autumn Milling Company, a 30,000 square foot custom lumber 

mill in Long Beach, California, invested in innovative dust and 

particle collection blower motors that save $16,000 and prevent 

nearly 320,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually. 

New Victory Theater, in New York, New York, performed an 

HVAC tune-up and lighting upgrades, added LED exit signs 

and energy-efficient appliances, and improved insulation to 

save more than $5,500 and prevent over 100,000 pounds of 

CO2 emissions annually. 

Schmidt Veterinary Clinic, a converted 1,100 square foot 

grocery store in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, completed renovations 

including the installation of programmable thermostats, new 

lighting systems, and an efficient hot water heater to save 

more than $400 and prevent nearly 8,200 pounds of CO2 

emissions annually. 

Visit www.energystar.gov/smallbiz to learn more. 

*Local fuel mix may vary and will affect CO2 emissions. 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY DELIVERS 

COST SAVINGS STRAIGHT TO THE

BOTTOM LINE.

EPA, through its ENERGY STAR® program, helps 

small businesses improve energy productivity, lower

operating costs, and enhance the comfort of customers

and employees. Join the network of small businesses

working with ENERGY STAR to learn how you can profit

from energy efficiency while reducing pollution and the

emissions that contribute to climate change.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Investing in energy efficiency can save your business

30% or more on your energy bill.

• Changing just five lights to ENERGY STAR qualified

lighting can save you as much as $60 annually. 

• With proper use, an ENERGY STAR qualified

programmable thermostat can help you save about 

$100 annually.

Visit www.energystar.gov/smallbiz to learn more.