I saved $1,150 in energy costs by using ENERGY STAR qualified products and practices. -Martha Ware

Take the ENERGY STAR pledge!

I will do my part to save energy and help fight global warming. I pledge to:

Change a light (want to do more? see below!)

Replace at least one light in my home with an ENERGY STAR qualified one. what's this

Lighting: If every American household replaced just one light with an ENERGY STAR light, we would save more than $600 million in annual energy costs, while preventing 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to the emissions of about 800,000 cars.

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Do Even More

Make my home heating and cooling system work better. I will: what's this

Heating and Cooling System: If every American household serviced their heating and cooling systems and changed their air filters, inspected their ducts for leaks and programmed their thermostat for energy savings while they’re away or asleep, we would save more than $14 billion in annual energy costs while preventing 160 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, equivalent to the emissions of 14 million cars.

Make sure my home is well sealed and insulated. I will: what's this

Sealing and Insulating: If every American household added insulation to their attic, we would save nearly $1.5 billion in annual energy costs and prevent nearly 25 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, equivalent to the emissions of 2 million cars.

Choose ENERGY STAR qualified equipment for my home office. I plan to purchase a(n): what's this

Home office: If every home office product purchased in America this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would save $200 million in annual energy costs while preventing almost 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, equivalent to the emissions of 250,000 cars.

 Enable my ENERGY STAR computer and monitor to sleep while I’m away. what's this

Enabling: If each desktop and monitor in American homes was to sleep when not in use, we would save $1 billion in annual energy costs while preventing more than 15 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, equivalent to the emissions of 1 million cars.

Choose ENERGY STAR qualified home theater products. I plan to purchase a: what's this

Home Theater: If each TV, DVD, and home theater system purchased in the U.S. this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would save $250 million in annual energy costs, while preventing more than 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, equivalent to the emissions of 300,000 cars.

Choose ENERGY STAR qualified products for my kitchen and laundry. I plan to purchase a: what's this

Appliances: If every refrigerator, dishwasher and clothes washer purchased in America this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would save $650 million in annual energy costs while preventing 4.5 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, equivalent to the emissions of 350,000 cars.

Purchase ENERGY STAR holiday lights this holiday season: what's this

Holiday Lighting: If every decorative light string purchased in the US this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would save $243 million in annual energy costs, while preventing 3.5 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year, equivalent to the emissions of 293,000 cars.

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See Our Collective Impact

  • Individuals: 1,949,233
  • Greenhouse Gas: 3,650,017,711 lbs
  • Dollars: 263,664,449
  • kWh: 2,333,465,084

About these numbers

Who’s Driving the Pledge?

Top 5 Organizations
Company / lbs of Greenhouse Gases saved
Change A Light NC 23,154,275
VISN 1: VA New England Healthcare System 9,898,424
SUBWAY® Restaurant Chain 9,526,070
TCP 8,241,827
State of Michigan 7,943,307

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