Energy Star

The Energy Star represents the international standard for energetic consume efficiency applied to computers and peripherals, buildings and kitchen appliances as well as to various other equipments that rely on electricity. The Energy Star standard has been adopted by Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan and EU after being first introduced in the United States in 1992. The great thing about products that carry the Energy Star label is that they save around 20% or 30% on electricity, which is rewarding since both the environment and the user’s finances benefit from it. Electronic equipment with the Energy Star certification further combine low energy usage with good space features.

Energy Star

The introduction of the Energy Star standard resulted from the ever higher threat of the greenhouse effect to which power plants have a massive contribution. The one that supervised the development and the implementation of the Energy Star program was John Hoffman, the creator of other green programs. Initially, the Energy Star had to increase the consumer’s awareness about the presence of energy efficient products on the market, and the label was first applied to computers. After 1995, the standard extended to residential heating and cooling systems as well as to home building. 2006 brought a true explosion of products labeled with the Energy Star and servicing a variety of activity sectors.

Energy Star

Energy savings of up to 20% have been registered with refrigerators, while dishwashers have a huge saving rate of 41%. Moreover, the annual cost of the operation for the cooling and heating systems manufactured according to the Energy Star standards is indicated on the label for the buyer to appreciate and compare with other standard methods. The Department of Energy remains the only institution that can classify a product as energy efficient or not. Fortunately, this energy saving project has developed at such technological levels that some electronic products register 90% more economic functioning.

Energy Star

Different kinds of lighting systems now carry the Energy Star symbol, and the use of fluorescent lighting is presently regulated by law, since countries like Austraia have condemned the use of incandescent lamps for good. Light bulbs that carry the Energy Star symbol use 75% less energy than their incandescent counterparts; furthermore, they find applications anywhere for indoor and outdoor purposes, for emergency lighting systems and complex corporation projects. Even the light decorations we use for Christmas should carry the Energy Star mark. With further consumer education, such energy saving utilities will come to replace the older models that indirectly triggered environment destruction.