Spring 2011

ENERGY STAR for Government

Government agencies spend more than $10 billion a year on energy to provide public services and meet constituent needs — while grappling with tightening budgets. Yet nearly one-third of the energy used to run typical government buildings goes to waste. EPA provides local and state governments, as well as federal agencies, a proven energy management strategy and no-cost tools to save energy and money and demonstrate their environmental leadership.

What Governments Can Do
Local and state governments, as well as federal agencies, that partner with EPA and take the ENERGY STAR Challenge demonstrate their commitment to taxpayers as well as the environment.

• Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future
• Join the ENERGY STAR Challenge
  • Become an ENERGY STAR Partner and demonstrate your commitment to improving your own facilities' energy performance.
  • Promote energy efficiency to your community with the ENERGY STAR Challenge Toolkit.
• Learn about governments leveraging ENERGY STAR in legislation and voluntary campaigns.
• Find out how governments are using The Power of Information to Motivate Change.
• Learn more about ENERGY STAR for Affordable Housing.

ENERGY STAR FOR GOVERNMENT website