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The Energy Star is the symbol that marks the international standard of energy efficiency for all sorts of electronic products from computers and kitchen appliances to buildings and peripherals. The Energy Star standard has been adopted by Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan and EU after being first introduced in the United States in 1992. The advantage of products that carry the Energy Star label is that they save around 20% or 30% on electricity, which is rewarding since both the environment and the user’s finances benefit from it. Electronic equipment with the Energy Star certification also combine low energy usage with good space features.

Energy Star

The very creation of the Energy Star standard comes from the environmental concern because of the high emission level of power plants. John Hoffman helped with the development and the implementation of the Energy Star program, as he also had the experience of other successful green projects. Initially, the Energy Star had to increase the consumer’s awareness about the existence of energy efficient items on the market, and the label was first applied to computers. After 1995, new homes, as well as residential cooling and heating systems fell under the incidence of the Energy Star. 2006 brought a true explosion of products marked with the Energy Star and applying to a variety of activity sectors.

Energy Star

Refrigerators can save up to 20% while Energy star labeled dishwashers have an energy consume with 41% lower. The user can also check the energy consume specifications for cooling and heating systems as these allow for a comparison with other standard heating and cooling methods. The Department of Energy remains the only institution that can classify a product as energy efficient or not. Fortunately, this environment project has reached such technological levels that some electronic products register 90% more economic functioning.

Energy Star

The Energy Star applies to all sorts of lighting systems, and the use of fluorescent lighting is nowadays regulated by law, with incandescent lamps banned from countries like Australia for instance. Light bulbs that carry the Energy Star symbol use 75% less energy than their incandescent counterparts; furthermore, they find applications anywhere for indoor and outdoor lighting, for emergency lights and complex business projects. Even the light decorations we use for Christmas should carry the Energy Star symbol. With further consumer education, such energy saving appliances will get to replace the older designs that indirectly contributed to environmental deterioration.