Look for the ENERGY STAR® label
When buying new equipment for your business, look for products with the ENERGY STAR® label – this is the international standard for energy efficient electronic equipment.
Products with the ENERGY STAR® label have been subject to independent testing, third–party review and compliance screening. This gives businesses confidence that products with an ENERGY STAR® label will deliver the energy savings promised.
Searching the ENERGY STAR® database can give you information about the energy efficiency of equipment you need to buy. It also enables you to compare up to four products based on energy efficiency criteria.
Sixty-five different product categories are covered in their searchable database which can be accessed via: EnergyCut.info/star-products
How much money has ENERGY STAR® saved?
4.8 billion products with the ENERGY STAR® label have been sold over the past 20 years. In America alone, products with the label have helped businesses and households to reduce their energy bills by US$295 billion.[1]
Buying equipment with the ENERGY STAR® label can save your business significant amounts of energy and money.
Further information
The ENERGY STAR® scheme has a useful guide that helps businesses to purchase energy efficient products: EnergyCut.info/purchasing-guide
They also have other useful tools and resources at this page: EnergyCut.info/energy-star-tools
Products and equipment covered by the ENERGY STAR® product finder
| Audio/Video | Boilers | Ceiling Fans | Commercial Clothes Washers |
| Commercial Dishwashers | Commercial Fryers | Commercial Griddles | Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets |
| Commercial Ice Machines | Commercial Ovens | Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers | Commercial Steam Cookers |
| Commercial Water Heaters | Computers | Cordless Phones | Dehumidifiers |
| Displays | Enterprise Servers | Furnaces | Geothermal Heat Pumps |
| Imaging Equipment | Light Bulbs | Light Commercial HVAC | Light Fixtures |
| Pool Pumps | Residential Clothes Washers* | Residential Dishwashers* | Residential Freezers* |
| Residential Refrigerators* | Roof Products | Room Air Cleaners | Room Air Conditioners* |
| Set-Top Boxes | Small Network Equipment | Televisions* | Uninterruptible Power Supplies |
| Vending Machines | Ventilating Fans | Water-coolers | Water Heaters |
* It is better to use the Australian Government’s EnergyRating.gov.au searchable database for these products.
Request ENERGY STAR® labelled products when buying new equipment
Although the ENERGY STAR® website is American, many products on their product finder database can be bought in Australia.
When buying equipment, specify to vendors that the products they’re quoting on should have:
- earned an ENERGY STAR® label
- met ENERGY STAR® specifications for energy efficiency.
What if an Energy Star® label product is not available in Australia?
If the product you want is not available in Australia, ask your vendor if they sell products that match the energy efficiency levels of the best performing products at EnergyCut.info/star-products
The database will show your vendors the energy savings that are possible with the product that you’re seeking to buy.
Asking your vendors to match the energy efficiency performance of the best ENERGY STAR® products could save you a lot of money.