SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT

List: Top Ten Cities in USA for ENERGY STAR Labeled Buildings and Plants

Date: 2008

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy - ENERGY STAR programme

Base: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted from March 13 to March 16, 2006. Margin of error was 3 per cent.

Notes: ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy promoting energy efficient products and practices. "Energy Star buildings typically use 35 percent less energy and emit 35 percent less greenhouse gases than average buildings." Lisa P. Jackson - EPA Administrator. In 2008, more than 3,300 commercial buildings and manufacturing plants earned the Energy Star label for high efficiency - representing savings of more than $1 billion in utility bills and more than 7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The buildings include schools, hospitals, office buildings, courthouses, grocery stores, retail centers and auto assembly plants. The total for Energy Star qualifying buildings and plants in America was 6,200 in 2008 with estimated annual utility savings of more than $1.7 billion.
*Emissions Savings represent equivalent to number of typical households electricity use.