To maximize energy efficiency, Godynuk recommends looking for a fridge with an inverter compressor. This type of compressor ...

How Are Energy Efficiency Ratings Calculated? Different ratings apply to home heating and cooling appliances like your air conditioner, refrigerator, furnace, heat pump, and boiler.

“What you’d have in the absence of that simple blue label (would be) a bunch of wannabe Energy Star labels wanting to compete and offering differing certifications and ratings.

The Energy Star program, recognized by nearly 90% of households, is facing potential elimination or privatization under the ...

If Energy Star were to go away, utilities would need to figure out a new way of determining which appliances qualify for their incentive programs, said Mark Kresowik, senior policy director with the ...

Energy Star claims that its seal of approval on appliances saves households an average of $450 per year. What will happen if the program goes away?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Steven Nadel of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy talk about the shutting down of Energy Star, which helps consumers identify energy-efficient appliances.

Hit by restructuring, the EPA is reportedly planning to end the Energy Star program, a project that has saved hundreds of billions of dollars for businesses and consumers ...

What Is Energy-Star Certification? Along with a variety of energy efficiency ratings set by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, Energy Star is a voluntary program for ...