Energy Star Partner of the Year Award Winners Announced

Last month, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized 57 businesses and organizations with Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards. These annual Energy Star awards recognize energy efficiency investments made by Energy Star partners. These investments save energy while also saving consumers money and avoiding greenhouse gas emissions. The award winners are businesses and organizations that have achieved energy efficiency in new homes and consumer products, as well as firms that have achieved excellence in energy management and in energy efficiency and environmental education.

Companies earning special mention from DOE included General Electric Consumer Products (manufactured Energy Star products), Whirlpool Corp. (manufactured the largest number of Energy Star appliances), Sylvania (produced an innovative line of compact fluorescent lamps), Gorell Enterprises (manufactured Energy Star windows), Maytag Corp. (national campaign to promote its Energy Star appliances) and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (boosted retail sales of its Energy Star appliances in 2003 by 30 percent).

In 2003, the DOE/EPA Energy Star program helped Americans save enough energy to power 20 million homes, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to that of 18 million cars and saving consumers $9 billion. More than 200,000 new homes have earned the Energy Star designation. For more information about the Energy Star program, visit www.energystar.gov.

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