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    Improving your home's energy efficiency with ENERGY STAR can help to lower high energy bills, improve comfort and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about the many ways to save in your home and track your progress with "My ENERGY STAR" - your new dashboard to savings.

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Sample ENERGY STAR statement of energy design intent

This is a sample Statement of Energy Design Intent (SEDI), available through Portfolio Manager. The SEDI is used for applying for Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR.  The SEDI is available from the Design tab in Portfolio Manager, as well as EPA’s Target Finder.

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Sample ENERGY STAR statement of energy performance

This is a sample ENERGY STAR Statement of Energy Performance (SEP), available through Portfolio Manager (on the Reports tab). Create your own SEP for a one-page summary of your property’s energy consumption, energy use intensity (EUI) information, and 1-100 ENERGY STAR score, when available.

If needed, a verifying professional can sign and stamp the SEP to verify the validity of the data. You do not need to submit an SEP when applying for ENERGY STAR certification, but some localities may require it as part of local legislation.

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Sample messaging for speaking to your congregation's decision-makers

If you're reading this, then you already know that ENERGY STAR can help your congregation save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But perhaps it's a challenge to convince others to participate in the program. This short document has some sample messaging you can use to encourage your congregation's decision-makers to join ENERGY STAR as a partner. Attach our Tip sheet: No-cost, low-cost energy savings for congregations and you have a strong case for saving energy, saving money, and protecting the environment.
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Sample press release: For certified buildings

Use this sample press release to spread the news about your ENERGY STAR certified commercial building.

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Recognition
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Sample press release: For certified facilities/plants

Use this sample press release to spread the news about your ENERGY STAR certified industrial plant.

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Recognition
Resource type: 
Communication tools
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General industrial/manufacturing
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Sample press release: Joining ENERGY STAR as a partner

Customize and distribute this template press release to publicly announce your commitment to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in partnership with EPA's ENERGY STAR program.

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Sample press release: Project has achieved Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR

If your commercial building design project has achieved EPA's Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR designation, use this template press release to spread the word! Fill in the blanks, add your own quote, and then send it to your local or trade media with a note about why they might be interested in reporting about it.

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Save More Resources and Gresham-Barlow School District: SPP Success Story

Gresham-Barlow has decreased its overall energy use by 46% and saved a total of $4.3 million in utility costs since 1998. In 2005, Gresham-Barlow School District became one of the first school districts to use automated benchmarking by working with Save More Resources using their Utility Manager Pro Software.

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Schools for Energy Efficiency (SEE) from Hallberg Engineering, Inc. and 14 Minnesota School Districts: SPP Success Story

Participants in the Schools for Energy Efficiency (SEE) program from Hallberg Engineering, Inc., which include more than 250 schools across 14 school districts in Minnesota, reduce energy use by an average of 11%, resulting in more than $6 million in avoided energy costs.

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Success stories
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Schools for Energy Efficiency® (SEE) and Cambridge-Isanti School District: SPP Success Story

Cambridge-Isanti School District, in partnership with the Schools for Energy Efficiency (SEE) program, decreased its energy use by 30% in 5.5 years, reducing operating costs by over $1.5 million and earning the ENERGY STAR for all seven of its K-12 buildings.

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