U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, wants the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider any efforts to eliminate the Energy Star program.
The Trump administration has proposed ending the program, but in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Gallego wrote Energy Star saves Arizonans money by providing them independent assurance that products from appliances to homes are energy-efficient investments.
“With energy prices continuing to be a top concern for American families, programs like Energy Star are more critical than ever,” Gallego wrote Zeldin, a former congressman from New York.
The Energy Star program was launched in 1992 during President George H.W. Bush’s administration. The goal was to emphasize the alignment between economic growth, energy efficiency and air quality protection. Business leaders and environmentalists were behind the idea, and Energy Star has enjoyed bipartisan support ever since.
If you ask Gallego, it pays for Arizonans to have something such as Energy Star in place. The first-term senator said “a typical household can save about $450 annually on their energy bills” by choosing Energy Star products. Gallego added that 45% of Arizona’s housing and rental market is Energy Star-certified.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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