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Sustainable Technology

Energy Star Helps Save Billions
in Energy Costs and Emissions

Energy Star Refrigerator

The cumulative GHG benefits of Energy Star

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  • Since 1992, Energy Star and its partners have helped save American families and businesses nearly 4 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity and achieve over 3 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions, equivalent to the annual emissions of over 600 million cars.
  • In 2017 alone, Energy Star and its partners helped Americans avoid $30 billion in energy costs.
  • An average of 800,000 Energy Star-certified products were sold every day in 2017, bringing the total to more than 6 billion products sold since 1992.
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