Energy Star, an energy conservation program led by the US government in 1992, was later adopted by Australia, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand and the European Union. The earliest products that matched this plan were mainly computer and other information appliances, and then gradually extended to office equipment, motors, lighting, home appliances, etc., and later extended to the construction field. The US Environmental Protection Agency has been actively promoting the ENERGY STAR Building Program since 1996 to assess the energy use of its buildings (including lighting, air conditioning, office equipment, etc.), to plan the building's energy efficiency improvement action plan and follow-up operations. Therefore, the ENERGY STAR logo can also be found in some home or business buildings that introduce new environmental concepts.

ENERGY STAR? is a US government-backed energy efficiency label that provides simple, reliable, and unbiased information to help consumers and businesses make informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, and local organizations, as well as more than 40% of Fortune 500 companies, have partnered with the US Environmental Protection Agency to provide cost-effective energy efficiency solutions that improve air quality and protect the climate.

ENERGY STAR Certified Products: By choosing Energy Star, a typical home can save about $575 in energy costs and still enjoy the quality and performance they expect. About three-quarters of American households believe that the ENERGY STAR label has an impact on their buying decisions, and 80% of buyers recommend ENERGY STAR products to their friends.

ENERGY STAR-Certified Commercial Buildings: ENERGY STAR-certified buildings use an average of 35% less energy than typical buildings nationwide. As of the end of 2018, 29 local governments, three states, and a Canadian province have considered EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager? tool as the basis for their energy benchmarks and transparency policies.

ENERGY STAR-certified industrial plants: In 2017, the ENERGY STAR program at industrial plants helped companies save 34 billion kWh of electricity, avoided $3 billion in energy costs, and achieved 40 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions reductions. As of 2018, 31 different industrial sectors (from biscuit shops, bakeries, pharmaceutical plants to integrated steel mills and refineries) worked with ENERGY STAR to strategically manage their energy use.

ENERGY STAR-certified new and existing homes: In 2017, the ENERGY STAR-certified new residential program helped homeowners save 3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, avoiding $400 million in energy costs and achieving 3 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. Almost one of every 10 single-family homes built in 2018 received ENERGY STAR certification. ENERGY STAR-certified homes are at least 10% more energy efficient than code-built homes, with an average increase of 20%, while providing homeowners with better quality, performance and comfort.

At present, the ENERGY STAR product certification program is mainly for fluorescent lamps, decorative light strings, LED lamps, power adapters, switching power supplies, ceiling fan lamps, consumer audio-visual products, battery charging equipment, printers, household appliances and other thousands of products.

1. Computer and office equipment: display, printer, fax machine, copier, all-in-one machine, etc.;
2. Household appliances and similar products: such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, televisions, video recorders, etc.;
3. Heating and cooling equipment: heat pumps, boilers, central air conditioners, etc.;
4. Large commercial buildings and newly built houses, doors and windows, etc.;
5. Industrial and commercial products: transformers, power supplies, etc.; 6. Lighting: household lamps, etc.;
7. Commercial food equipment: commercial ice cream machines, commercial dishwashers, etc.;
8. Other commercial products: vending machines, channel signs, etc.

To ensure consumer confidence in ENERGY STAR labels and to protect ENERGY STAR partners' investments, EPA requires all ENERGY STAR products to be third party certified. Products are tested in EPA-approved laboratories and reviewed by an EPA-approved certification body before they can be labeled.

1. The customer needs to join the New Energy Star Partner to sign the Agreement before submitting the product by ENERGY STAR certification;
2. Select the EPA-approved RTL laboratory and commission relevant tests;
3. The laboratory completes the test and issues a report;
4. Select the EPA-approved certification body (CB) audit report. After the approval, the CB issues a certificate and the application submits the certified product to the EPA;
5. After the EPA is approved, the Energy Star Qualification is listed on the Energy Star website.

In addition, the follow-up EPA checks at least 10% of ENERGY STAR-certified products for verification testing each year. If the test does not meet the requirements, the product will be removed.

For LED lights and luminaires to apply for ENERGY STAR certification, the following reports are also required (if you do not have these reports, you will need to apply and test separately).

● Noise test report
● Transient Protection Test
● Lighting Fact label
● LM-80 report
● Safety Certificate

WALTEK is an EPA-approved ENERGY STAR test laboratory. It is equipped with a full set of advanced optical color measurement equipment from abroad. It can fully meet the energy efficiency measurement requirements of LED products in the US Energy Star solid-state lighting performance specification, and realize LED devices, modules, arrays, Accurate measurements of light bulbs, lamps, etc.