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ENERGY STAR plant certification

Photo of Cement PlantEPA distinguishes the best performing plants within an industry with ENERGY STAR certification.

Select manufacturing plants located in the U.S. and its territories and Canada can earn ENERGY STAR certification and display the ENERGY STAR similar to those seen on appliances and electronics in the marketplace. Manufacturing plants must achieve an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher using an industry-specific ENERGY STAR Energy Performance Indicator (EPI).

In the U.S. EPIs, EPA’s benchmarking tools for industrial plants, measure a plant’s energy performance and compare it to that of similar plants nationwide, generating an ENERGY STAR score on a scale of 1 to 100.

2024 ENERGY STAR certified facility

Certified plants are awarded a congratulatory letter to the company’s CEO, a certificate of achievement, decals for identifying the plant’s certification, the option to obtain and display flags/banners/plaques, and a listing in EPA’s ENERGY STAR certified plant registry. To learn more about the value of benchmarking and how to use ENERGY STAR plant EPIs, read "Benchmarking Industrial Energy Performance". See what some of the most energy-efficient plants have done to earn certification in America's Most Energy-Efficient Plants webinar series. 

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Do you have a plant in Canada? Visit Natural Resources Canada for information on plants that are eligible for certification and how to apply.

2023 CERTIFIED PLANTS

Congratulations to the 2023 class of ENERGY STAR certified plants!

2023 Certified Plants

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Plants seeking 2025 ENERGY STAR certification must notify certifiedplants@energystar.gov no later than November 28, 2025, and submit a full application by December 12, 2025.

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  • ENERGY STAR building and plant registry
  • ENERGY STAR Energy Performance Indicators for plants
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  • "Benchmarking Industrial Energy Performance"
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