WASHINGTON, D.C.-- With the addition of more than 1,400 buildings last year, the number of facilities that has earned the EPA's Energy Star certification has topped 4,200.
The EPA announced this week that the number of commercial buildings and manufacturing plants to earn the Energy Star label increased by 25 percent in the last year.
The total number of Energy Star facilities includes about 1,500 office buildings; 1,300 supermarkets; 820 grades K-12 schools; 250 hotels; more than 35 manufacturing plants; and more than 185 banks, hospitals, courthouses, warehouses, dormitories and large retail stores.
The latest list of Energy Star buildings shows there are 4,218 Energy Star labeled buildings and plants in the United States.
According to the EPA, the locations stand to save a combined total of $1.5 billion annually on their energy bills.
Energy Star-certified commercial buildings use about 40 percent less energy and emit 35 percent less CO2 than average buildings. About 500 of the almost 4,200 Energy Star buildings use 50 percent less energy.
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
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