Energy Star

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 great thing about products manufactured according to the Energy Star regulation is that they save around 20% or 30% on electricity, which is rewarding from the money saving perspective as well as from the environmental point of view. Electronic equipment with the Energy Star certification further combine ergonomic properties with low energy consume.

Energy Star

The very creation of the Energy Star standard comes from the environmental concern because of the high emission level of power plants. The one that supervised the development and the implementation of the Energy Star program was John Hoffman, the creator of other green programs. Initially, the whole project was meant to increase population awareness about the existence of energy efficient goods on the market, and computers were the first to carry the Energy Star label. After 1995, the standard extended to residential heating and cooling systems as well as to home building. 2006 meant a true explosion of products labeled with the Energy Star and applying to a variety of activity sectors.

Energy savings of up to 20% have been registered with refrigerators, while dishwashers have a huge saving rate of 41%. Moreover, the annual cost of the operation for the cooling and heating systems manufactured according to the Energy Star standards is indicated on the label for the buyer to appreciate and compare with other standard methods. The Department of Energy is the only institution that can label a product as energy efficient or not. Fortunately, this environment project has reached such technological levels that there are electronic products that use with 90% less energy.

Energy Star

Different kinds of lighting systems now carry the Energy Star symbol, and the use of fluorescent lighting is nowadays regulated by law, with incandescent lamps banned from countries like Australia for instance. The energy consume is with 75% more advantageous for the light bulbs marked with the Energy Star; furthermore, they find applications anywhere for indoor and outdoor lighting, for emergency lights and complex business projects. Even the light decorations we install for Christmas should carry the Energy Star mark. As the mass education progresses, such energy saving appliances will get to replace the older models that indirectly triggered environment destruction.