Reducing the energy usage in your home requires a plan that takes advantages of all available techniques for achieving efficiency. The base of this plan should begin with the appliances, electronics, and equipment you use every day. After all, it's these devices that consume the energy in your home, and if they are more efficient, savings will naturally follow.
The Energy Star program provides information on energy conservation and efficiency, along with guidelines for how consumer products achieve recognition as being energy efficient.
The Energy Star program is a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. It tests and certifies several dozen types of energy-consuming products. Those that pass the test and meet the program's standards are granted Energy Start certification. These products can then display the Energy Star logo indicating that the device is as energy efficient as possible. Energy Star has an even higher-level certification, the Energy Star Most Efficient label. A product displaying this label has been determined to be among the most efficient of its type. You can find these labels on devices such as computers, home appliances, office equipment, heating and cooling equipment, lighting, pool pumps, and water heaters.
To achieve Energy Star certification, the products must comply with guidelines such as:
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