The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that 86 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency's ENERGY STAR certification in 2022, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants saved over 105 trillion British thermal units (Btus) of energy and prevented more than 6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the emissions from the electricity use of more than 1.1 million American homes.
"Industrial leadership in energy efficiency is critical to achieving our nation's climate goals," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "The savings from ENERGY STAR certified plants demonstrate how energy efficiency is both helping our manufacturing sector reduce costs and propelling America's transition to a clean energy future."
The industrial sector accounts for 30% of U.S. greenhouse emissions, primarily from energy use in manufacturing plants. ENERGY STAR certified plants have reduced their energy consumption through a variety of energy efficiency projects and management practices.
Manufacturing plants use EPA's ENERGY STAR energy performance indicators or, in the case of petroleum refineries, the Solomon Associates Energy Intensity Index scoring system to assess their energy performance. Plants that score a 75 out of 100 or higher — indicating that they are more energy efficient than 75% of similar facilities nationwide — are eligible to earn ENERGY STAR certification. ENERGY STAR certification is available for 20 manufacturing sectors, from cement and steel to glass and commercial bakeries.
Kentucky ENERGY STAR certified manufacturing plants in 2022 are:
- Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., London (commercial bread and roll baking)
- TreeHouse Foods, Inc., Princeton (cookie & cracker baking)
Wisconsin ENERGY STAR certified manufacturing plants in 2022 were:
-Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., in Milwaukee (commercial bread and roll baking)
-La Crosse (commercial bread and roll baking).
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