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Ask the Expert

Have questions about how best to save energy in your home? Well, Ask the Expert! Here you can find the energy efficiency advice you need on ENERGY STAR certified products and home improvement projects by viewing articles, videos and more created by the experts at EPA’s ENERGY STAR program.

January 12, 2017
Couple in living room with light fixtures

ENERGY STAR Light Fixtures

The New Year is here and now is the time to get to work on all of the home improvement-focused resolutions many of us made as we welcomed 2017. Whether you are looking at renovating a bathroom, bedroom, or kitchen, there is one constant that will play a factor in whatever room you are focused on—lighting. Every room needs the perfect lighting to illuminate the everyday moments that make up your life, and looking for the ENERGY STAR label ensures that you will get the energy savings that our planet needs and the look and feel that you desire.

December 21, 2016
Holiday Graphic

#BestGifts for EVERYONE on Your List

With Christmas and Hanukkah just days away, we have now entered into holiday “go-time,” and there is no turning back. As we approach the final days of the holiday shopping season, there isn’t a lot of time to make a list and check it twice. That’s why ENERGY STAR has put together a quick and easy guide to the #BestGifts for just about every personality on your shopping list. By looking for the ENERGY STAR you will give your loved ones the gifts they crave, with the additional bonus of energy savings and a reduced carbon footprint.

December 08, 2016
The best gifts do great things: Decorative Light Strings

#BestGift Ideas for the Person Who Has it All

We have all been there…walking up and down the aisles of your favorite go-to holiday shopping spot, desperately looking for a gift for the one who already has it all. State of the art big-screen TV? It’s already installed in his basement. The hottest new wireless speakers? She purchased those months ago. The latest tablet to hit the market? He ordered it before you even knew that it existed. So, what can you possibly get for the person who already has it all? This year it’s time to try something new. Give your loved ones the gift of energy efficiency with ENERGY STAR certified lighting.

November 30, 2016
The best gifts do great things.

#BestGift Ideas for the Appliance Lover

ENERGY STAR’s #BestGift’s Guide- Appliances

Clothes Washers

With the average American family washing about 300 loads of laundry each year, the gift of an energy-efficient clothes washer is the gift