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E NERGY S TAR  Purchasing

E NERGY S TAR  Purchasing. Save Money Lower Energy Bills Reduce Air Pollution. What is the E NERGY S TAR Purchasing Initiative?. E NERGY S TAR Purchasing Initiative: designed to help state and local governments make cost-effective decisions about purchasing energy-efficient products.

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E NERGY S TAR  Purchasing

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  1. ENERGY STARPurchasing Save Money Lower Energy Bills Reduce Air Pollution

  2. What is the ENERGY STARPurchasing Initiative? ENERGY STAR Purchasing Initiative: designed to help state and local governments make cost-effective decisions about purchasing energy-efficient products.

  3. What is Energy-Efficient Purchasing? Purchasing or leasing products that: • Save money • Consume less energy • Lower annual utility bills • Reduce air pollution • Provide same or better performance

  4. Benefits of Energy-Efficient Purchasing • Save taxpayer dollars through lower energy bills • Reduced air pollution levels • Same or better quality • Name-brand products • Publicly demonstrate commitment to environment and citizens

  5. Savings OpportunitiesThrough Purchasing • State and Local governments spend $12 billion on energy bills • Individual potential for 30-50% energy savings • Collectively: • Potential for annual 4.1 MMTC reduction • Potential for annual $107.2 million in energy savings

  6. Barriers to Energy-Efficient Purchasing • What is energy-efficiency? • Where can I find information about products? • Will this limit competition? • How will I know which product will save the most amount of money over time? • Are energy-efficient products widely available? • Are energy-efficient products of equal quality to what I’m buying now?

  7. Overcoming Barriers and Answering Questions ENERGY STAR® Purchasing Tool Kit • One-stop shopping guide to answer these questions and more • Includes: • savings calculator to demonstrate benefits • purchasing guidelines • product listings to show widely-available, name-brand products

  8. Savings Calculator • Compares energy-efficient vs. conventional equipment • Demonstrates benefits of reduced energy and maintenance costs • User inputs for accurate results

  9. Office Equipment computers/monitors printers, fax machines copiers, scanners multifunction devices Exit Signs Residential Heating and Cooling Equipment furnaces, boilers, heat pumps Residential Light Fixtures Transformers Residential Appliances refrigerators dishwashers clothes washers room air conditioners Home Electronics Roof Products Insulation Windows Which Products are Included in the Tool Kit? ENERGY STAR-Labeled Equipment:

  10. Residential Appliances Commercial Ice Cube Machines Electric Motors Which Products are Included in the Tool Kit? Recommendation levels from FEMP (Federal Energy Management Program) • Non-residential Lighting Products • Ballasts • Fluorescent Tube Lamps • Non-residential Heating and Cooling Equipment

  11. 1. Review purchasing policies 2. Identify product categories where savings opportunities exist 3.Use Savings Calculation Tool to determine savings opportunities 4. Check Web site at www.energystar.gov for product listings 5. Call1-888-STAR-YES 6. Coordinate with appropriate offices within organization 7. Encourage energy-efficient purchasing of identified products Steps to Successful Implementation

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