INDUSTRIAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Manufacturing is energy intensive. Most manufacturers can improve energy efficiency by managing energy as a controllable cost and focusing on continuous improvement.

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH ENERGY STAR

Hundreds of industrial companies use ENERGY STAR resources to improve efficiency, reduce costs, while protecting the environment. Get started with the resources below:

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    Earn recognition for reducing energy intensity by 10% at sites.

    Challenge for Industry
  • Factory

    Network with peers in specific industrial sectors and access unique resources.

    Industries Focuses
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    Earn the ENERGY STAR for plants with top energy performance.

    Plant Certification
  • Find the Treasure in Your Facility

    Earn recognition for finding energy savings in your plants.

    Treasure Hunts

BUILD AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Build or enhance a program

Whether you're new to energy management or ready to take your program to the next level, ENERGY STAR can help you accomplish your goals.

Measure, track benchmark

Measuring, tracking and benchmarking of energy across all operations are your most powerful energy waste reduction tools.

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Earn Recognition

Recognition validates good work, raises awareness of the value of energy management, and drives further energy savings. EPA offers manufacturers three different forms of ENERGY STAR recognition:

Download popular energy management tools & resources

EPA offers a wide range of ENERGY STAR tools and resources to help improve the energy performance of your company and the facilities it operates. Here are the most popular resources to get you started.

For all tools and resources visit the Industrial Energy Management Information Center.

Engage people and communicate

Gain support for energy initiatives by engaging employees across all levels of your company and inform the public about accomplishments.

Find industry specific tools

EPA partners with manufacturing sectors (e.g. cement, food processors, etc.) through ENERGY STAR Industrial Focuses to improve energy efficiency.

WHAT'S NEW?

  • First Pulp Mill Earns ENERGY STAR

    (October 2020) Georgia Pacific’s Leaf River Cellulose plant in New Augusta, MS is the first paper pulp mill in the United States to receive EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification. Like ENERGY STAR products... READ MORE

    First pulp mill Earns ENERGY STAR!
WHAT WE DO

ENERGY STAR assists manufacturers of all sizes to improve energy efficiency and save money in their operations. 

GET INVOLVED
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Through our partnership with ENERGY STAR Colgate-Palmolive has met a lot of other peers and got access to tools and best practices we’ve never had before.

~Vance Merolla, Global Director Environmental Sustainability

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DELIVER ENERGY STAR

Use ENERGY STAR resources to help your customers save more energy.

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