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Energy Efficient
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Energy Efficient
ProductsENERGY STAR products are independently certified to save energy without sacrificing features or functionality. Saving energy helps prevent climate change. Look for the ENERGY STAR label to save money on your energy bills and help protect our environment.
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At HomeImproving your home's energy efficiency with ENERGY STAR can help to reduce high energy bills, improve comfort and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Let us help you — whether you do-it-yourself or hire a qualified professional.
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New HomesA new home that has earned the ENERGY STAR label has undergone a process of inspections, testing, and verification to meet strict requirements set by the US EPA. ENERGY STAR certified homes use 15-30% less energy than typical new homes while delivering better comfort, quality, and durability.
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ENERGY STAR Product Specification Development
One of the main goals of the ENERGY STAR program is to develop performance-based specifications that determine the most efficient products in a particular category. Products that meet these specifications earn the ENERGY STAR label.
To develop ENERGY STAR product specifications, EPA and DOE use a systematic process that relies on rigorous market, engineering, and pollution savings analyses as well as input from industry stakeholders. During the ENERGY STAR product specification development and revision process, EPA employs a set of key six Guiding Principles 
(151KB) to ensure that ENERGY STAR:
- identifies products where large gains in energy efficiency and pollution reduction can be cost-effectively realized
- can play an influential role to expand the market for these products.
ENERGY STAR ICT Products Roadmapping Workshop – July 10, 2012
New Specifications in Development
EPA and DOE continually develop new ENERGY STAR specifications to expand the program to new products.
Revisions to Existing Specifications
ENERGY STAR specifications are then periodically revised to ensure relevancy under current market conditions. EPA and DOE strive to make certain that specifications differentiate the most efficient products and move the market toward more energy-saving designs.
EPA Product Development Team Contacts
News
EPA recently launched two new ENERGY STAR product specifications: commercial water heaters and residential pool pumps. The Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Commercial Water Heaters specification took effect on 3/20/2013. The Version 1.0 covers water heaters marketed for sale in the commercial market and sets requirements for Thermal Efficiency, Standby Loss and Energy Factor requirements for gas water heaters. The Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Pool Pump specification took effect on 2/15/2013. The Version 1.0 covers single phase residential inground pool pumps rated greater than 0.5 total HP and less than or equal to 4 total HP, and sets requirements for Energy Factor and onboard pump controls default speed settings.
Specification Development Activities
- New Specifications in Development
- Revisions to Existing Specifications
- Specifications At-A-Glance (282KB)
- Enterprise Server and Data Center Initiatives
- Standby Power
- Specification Development and Revision Process
- Product Development Team Contacts
- Spec Review Schedule 2011–2013 (23KB)
- Quarterly Update ENERGY STAR Product Specification Development (199KB)
