Includes eligibility criteria and partner commitments, which are required in order for your product to earn the ENERGY STAR label.
ENERGY STAR Version 8.1 Clothes Washers Program Requirements (PDF, 515 KB)
Commercial Clothes Washers for Partners
View documents, data, and correspondence related to the version in development.
There are no new versions currently in development.
View documents, data, and correspondence related to this version.
Clothes Washer Specification Version 8.0
Clothes Washer Specification Version 7.0
Clothes Washer Specification Version 6.0
Clothes Washer Program Requirements Version 5.1 (PDF, 148 KB)
Clothes Washer Specification Version 5.0
Clothes Washer Program Requirements 2009 (PDF, 168KB)
Clothes Washer Specification Version 4.0
Clothes Washer Program Requirements 2007 (PDF, 164KB)
Historical list: On February 5, 2018, the ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer specification changed.
View the last list of Commercial Clothes Washers that were qualified prior to the specification change. (EXCEL, 28 KB)
Historical list: On March 7, 2015, the ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer specification changed.
View the last list of Commercial Clothes Washers that were qualified prior to the specification change. (EXCEL, 62 KB)
Historical list: On February 15, 2013, the ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer specification changed. View the last list of Commercial Clothes Washers that were certified prior to the specification change. (EXCEL, 62.5 KB)
Applying for the ENERGY STAR
If your product meets our criteria, then apply for an ENERGY STAR label.
To certify a new product, contact an EPA-recognized Certification Body (CB) to have the product's performance certified. A list of EPA-recognized CBs, as well as an overview of EPA's third-party certification procedures, is available at www.energystar.gov/3rdpartycert.
Resources
Commercial Laundry Sales Brochure (Maytag Version) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Commercial Laundry Sales Brochure (LG Version) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Previously Qualified Clothes Washers (EXCEL, 46 KB)
Training Offerings
Fact sheets, retail training materials, and other tools to help communicate the benefits of purchasing products that have earned the ENERGY STAR.
