§ 6294a. Energy Star program
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(a)In general There is established within the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency a voluntary program to identify and promote energy-efficient products and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communication about, products and buildings that meet the highest energy conservation standards.
(b)Division of responsibilities Responsibilities under the program shall be divided between the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the terms of applicable agreements between those agencies.
(c)Duties The Administrator and the Secretary shall—
(1)promote Energy Star compliant technologies as the preferred technologies in the marketplace for—
(A)achieving energy efficiency; and
(B)reducing pollution;
(2)work to enhance public awareness of the Energy Star label, including by providing special outreach to small businesses;
(3)preserve the integrity of the Energy Star label;
(4)regularly update Energy Star product criteria for product categories;
(5)solicit comments from interested parties prior to establishing or revising an Energy Star product category, specification, or criterion (or prior to effective dates for any such product category, specification, or criterion);
(6)on adoption of a new or revised product category, specification, or criterion, provide reasonable notice to interested parties of any changes (including effective dates) in product categories, specifications, or criteria, along with—
(A)an explanation of the changes; and
(B)as appropriate, responses to comments submitted by interested parties; and
(7)provide appropriate lead time (which shall be 270 days, unless the Agency or Department specifies otherwise) prior to the applicable effective date for a new or a significant revision to a product category, specification, or criterion, taking into account the timing requirements of the manufacturing, product marketing, and distribution process for the specific product addressed.
(d)Deadlines The Secretary shall establish new qualifying levels—
(1)not later than January 1, 2006, for clothes washers and dishwashers, effective beginning January 1, 2007; and
(2)not later than January 1, 2008, for clothes washers, effective beginning July 1, 2009.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 324A, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 131(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 620; amended Pub. L. 110–140, title III, § 311(b), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1564.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 116-260Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- Public Law 117-58Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Public Law 117-169To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S
- Public Law 114-11Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
- Public Law 119-74Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
U.S. Code
- § 6295Energy conservation standards
- § 8253Energy and water management requirements
- § 2911CLARIFYING AMENDMENT
- § 15821Energy efficient appliance rebate programs
- § 8259bFederal procurement of energy efficient products
- § 6294bWaterSense program
- § 18795aHigh-efficiency electric home rebate program
- § 18831Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities
- § 3313Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems
- § 18792Energy efficiency revolving loan fund capitalization grant program
- § 17085Tenant Star program
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 117–58To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–169To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–58To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy
- Public Law 114–11To promote energy efficiency
- Public Law 110–140To move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to
- Public Law 110–181To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgments agai
statute-compilations
- Sec. 425TENANT STAR PROGRAM
- Sec. 324AENERGY STAR PROGRAM
- Sec. 40541GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
- Sec. 543ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 40502ENERGY EFFICIENCY REVOLVING LOAN FUND CAPITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM
- Sec. 1012FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
bill
- Sec. 311Supply Star
- Sec. 202Establishment of Healthy Food Financing Initiative and eligible projects
- Sec. 4Tenant star program
- Sec. 3Tenant star program
- Sec. 211Supply Star
- Sec. 311Supply Star
- Sec. 311Supply Star
- Sec. 3Healthy food financing initiative
- Sec. 104Tenant star program
- Sec. 4Tenant star program
- Sec. 2No warranty
- Sec. 1Third-party certification under Energy Star program
- Sec. 133Tenant star program
- Sec. 211Supply Star
- Sec. 401Third-party certification under Energy Star program
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- Sec. 211Supply Star
- Sec. 401Third-party certification under Energy Star program
- Sec. 104Tenant star program
- Sec. 2Third-party certification under Energy Star program
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- Sec. 133Tenant star program
- Sec. 211Supply Star
- Sec. 401Third-Party Certification Under Energy Star Program
- Sec. 1Residence Star program
- Sec. 2No warranty
- Sec. 104Tenant star program
- Sec. 3124No warranty for certain certified Energy Star products
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- Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 324A
- Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 131(a)
- 119 Stat. 620
- Pub. L. 110–140, title III, § 311(b)
- 121 Stat. 1564
- Pub. L. 110–140
- section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 324A
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 131(a)
Stat.119 Stat. 620
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–140, title III, § 311(b)
Stat.121 Stat. 1564
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