RESNET has joined nearly 1,100 companies and organizations in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging EPA to maintain full funding and staffing levels in the ENERGY STAR program. The letter stated: Begun under President George H.W. Bush, ENERGY STAR is among the most successful public-private partnerships in U.S. history. It is a voluntary program with more than 30 years of success driving energy efficiency innovation across economic sectors, from labeled consumer products to buildings and manufacturing plants. It consistently delivers a tremendous return on taxpayer investment: Its current annual budget of approximately $32 million represents less than 1% of EPA’s spending yet saves American households more than $40 billion annually on energy bills. For every dollar the federal government spends on the program, consumers save $350. The communication to EPA Administrator Zeldin can be downloaded at Support for ENERGY STAR.
