The Energy Star program, established in 1992, helps identify energy-efficient appliances and has saved Americans over $500 billion in energy costs. The Trump administration is considering plans to privatize or eliminate the program. Critics, including Jeremy Symons from the Environmental Protection Network, argue that such actions would harm families and businesses financially. While EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has raised questions about the program's economic impact, EPA staff have defended it, providing extensive documentation of the savings calculations. The future of Energy Star remains uncertain amid these debates.
The EPA estimates the Energy Star program has saved Americans over $500 billion in energy costs since it was established in 1992.
"It's like sticking a vacuum into the wallets of American families and businesses and sucking cash out for no reason," says Jeremy Symons of the Environmental Protection Network.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin questioned his own agency's calculations for how much money the Energy Star program has saved consumers.
Brigit Hirsch, EPA press secretary, stated, "It is unclear what the economic activity generated by the Energy Star program is versus what the economic activity would be without this program."
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