Percentage of Energy Star Homes Exceeds 12 Percent in 15 States
"Consumers don't have to limit their smart energy choices to energy
efficient cars and appliances," said Bob Meyers, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) principal deputy assistant administrator for Air
& Radiation. "EPA is pleased to see builders in so many states leading
the effort to offer their customers high-efficiency, low-emission choices in
new homes."
Nearly 200,000 new homes nationwide earned the Energy Star in 2006, bringing
the total number of Energy Star qualified homes across the nation to almost
750,000. To date, said the EPA, these homes have locked in annual savings of
more than $180 million for homeowners by saving over 1 billion kWh of
electricity and 100 million therms of natural gas.