Sustainable Technology
Energy Star Helps Save Billions
Energy Star Helps Save Billions
in Energy Costs and Emissions
![Energy Star Refrigerator](../_images/sustainable-technology/energy-star/image1.png)
The cumulative GHG benefits of Energy Star
![Little girl watching an Energy Star washing machine cycle](../_images/sustainable-technology/energy-star/image2.jpg)
- Since 1992, Energy Star and its partners have helped save American families and businesses nearly 4 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity and achieve over 3 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions, equivalent to the annual emissions of over 600 million cars.
- In 2017 alone, Energy Star and its partners helped Americans avoid $30 billion in energy costs.
- An average of 800,000 Energy Star-certified products were sold every day in 2017, bringing the total to more than 6 billion products sold since 1992.
![Young woman watching TV](../_images/sustainable-technology/energy-star/image3.jpg)
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