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ENERGY STAR for Congregations
Most congregations can cut energy costs by up to 30% by investing strategically in efficient equipment, facility upgrades and maintenance. With free, unbiased information and technical support from ENERGY STAR, your congregation can more easily improve stewardship of your budget’s energy dollars, and of the earth by reducing energy waste and energy costs, while protecting the environment.
What You Get
- Free, accurate, unbiased information
- Technical support through our Email a Technical Question service and Technical Resources
- “How-to” guide for analyzing and upgrading your facility
- An even more detailed guide, the Building Upgrade Manual is available
- Energy equipment and service contractors and utilities
- Information about ENERGY STAR labeled products
- National and local recognition
- Public relations materials to promote your efforts
- Marketing Resources
What You Can Do
- Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future
- Join ENERGY STAR for Congregations
- Download the no-cost ENERGY STAR for Congregations Guide: Putting Energy into Stewardship
(1.3MB) and use our Technical Resources to learn ways that your congregation can achieve energy efficiency - Benchmark your facility with Portfolio Manager; take advantage of Licensed Professionals who have volunteered to work with Houses of Worship to Receive an ENERGY STAR Label
- Download the Portfolio Manager Quick Reference Guide for Worship Facilities (907KB) and the Portfolio Manager Data Collection Worksheet for Worship Facilities (42KB) to assist you in benchmarking your facility.
- Get expert help for remodeling, upgrading or expanding your facilities from Professional Engineers or Service & Product Providers
- Work with qualified Architecture & Engineering Firms to build new facilities using our New Building Design guidance
- Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout your facilities
- Help Your Members Cut Home Energy Costs
What Others Are Doing
Selected Resources
Did You Know?
If America’s more than 370,000 houses of worship cut energy use by 10 percent…
- Nearly $315 million would be saved for congregations’ missions and other priorities.
- More than 1.8 billion kWh of electricity would be available without additional cost and pollution.
- More than 1.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions would be prevented, equivalent to the emissions of about 240,000 cars, or to planting nearly 300,000 acres of trees.
But, 30% savings are typical...
