Energy Star, Still Operating, Moves to Another EPA Office
Despite talk of eliminating it earlier this year, the Energy Star program still shines at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Energy Star, launched in 1992, certifies highly efficient appliances, including HVAC equipment, plus homes and other buildings. The work is a joint EPA and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) effort.
Energy Star-certified products, including furnaces, water heaters, and a/c units, carry the program’s blue logo, which tells consumers that the products meet the high energy-efficiency standards set by the program.
The program is housed in the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR). As part of an EPA reorganization, Energy Star was moved on November 2 from the Office of Atmospheric Protection to the Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. Both are sub-offices within OAR, and the Office of Atmospheric Protection was shuttered as part of the reorganization.
“The new organizational structures for offices will directly benefit the American people and better advance the agency’s core mission, while Powering the Great American Comeback,” the EPA said in an emailed statement. “EPA continues to work through the reorganization process for the remaining program offices and will provide updates as they become available.”
There was talk earlier this year of eliminating Energy Star, but according to a November 2 report in the New York Times, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin has backed away from that, though no final decision had been made.
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