1. 1/18/06 ENERGY STAR ® Presentation to the California Department of General Services Energy Efficiency Forum September 27, 2006 Stuart Brodsky National Program Director, ENERGY STAR Commercial Market Sectors U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.energystar.gov

2. What is ENERGY STAR ® ? Voluntary pollution prevention partnership led by federal agencies with outreach to the private sector and state and local governments Non-regulatory Best practices Aligns energy efficiency with financial value and reductions in emissions of atmospheric pollutants

3. Who does ENERGY STAR work with? –End users Commercial sectors Industrial sectors Education Government Health care Small businesses Congregations –Engineering consultants and energy service and product providers –Utility companies –Industry associations –Home builders –Home owners –Product manufacturers

4. Guidelines for Strategic Energy Management –Goal setting –Team building –Coordination –Strategy development –Benchmarking –Best Practices –Recognition Key word: guidelines at www.energystar.gov The ENERGY STAR Approach: Continuous Improvement

5. ENERGY STAR Accomplishments American businesses and consumers saved over $12 billion on their utility bills in 2005 with the help of ENERGY STAR –150 billion kilowatt hours, or 4% of total US electricity demand –Emissions equivalent to taking 23 million cars off the road 15% improvement over 2004 accomplishments

6. Partner Accomplishments In 2005, Ford Motor Company exceeded its five year 18% savings goal in manufacturing energy consumption per unit. USAA Real Estate Company saved $2.3M in 2005, $2.6M in 2004. In 2005, Marriott International achieved an energy cost savings equivalent to hiring an additional 80 full time engineers in 2005. Food Lion reduced annual energy consumption equivalent to operating 450 of its 1,200 retail properties at zero energy consumption. Trizec achieving $16M annual savings, 15% consumption savings over 2001 base year. Transwestern Commercial Services improved energy performance ratings in 71% of managed properties, an average of 20%.

7. Walt Disney World: Persistent Accomplishments -3.1% After a decade of energy management efforts, Walt Disney World still believes that it can cut annual energy consumption by 5%...and is well on its way to doing so! Courtesy of Paul J. Allen, P.E., Disney’s Chief Energy Management Engineer

8. Free Resources Benchmarking tool Training Teaming guide Energy management assessment matrix Best practices & technical guidance Networking conferences Case studies Communications toolkits and recognition opportunities Visit http://www.energystar.gov

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