United States. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 86 US manufacturing plants have earned ENERGY STAR certification by 2022, a designation reserved for stations in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their industry.
Together these facilities saved more than 105 trillion British Thermal Units (Btus) of energy and avoided more than 6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to emissions from electricity use of more than 1.1 million American homes.
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan commented: “Industry leadership in energy efficiency is critical to achieving our nation's climate goals. The savings from ENERGY STAR certified plants demonstrate how energy efficiency is helping our manufacturing sector reduce costs and fueling America's transition to a clean energy future.”
Now, the industrial sector accounts for 30% of US greenhouse gas emissions, primarily from energy use in manufacturing plants. Hence the importance of ENERGY STAR certified plants, which have reduced their energy consumption through a variety of energy efficiency projects and management practices.
