Across the country, Energy Star manufacturing plants are leading their industries by saving energy and money, combating climate change
ATLANTA - The E.P.A. (EPA) announced today that 70 manufacturing plants have achieved Energy Star certification for their superior energy performance in 2014. Together, these manufacturing plants saved a record amount of energy, cut their energy bills by $725 million, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by in excess of eight million metric tons -equivalent to the yearly total energy use of in excess of 650,000 households. From implementing corporate energy management programs to implementing energy efficiency projects, there are many ways plants can save energy with EPA's Energy Star program.
"Energy Star certified manufacturing plants are leading their industries by advancing energy efficiency and making cost-saving enhancements while combating climate change," said E.P.A. Administrator Gina McCarthy. "Through their work with EPA, the 2014 Energy Star manufacturing plants are demonstrating that making sustainability and energy efficiency enhancements is a smart business decision."
Energy Star certified plants are independently verified on an yearly basis to have reached the top 25 percent of energy performance for their industries nationwide. Among these are plants from the auto assembly, cement manufacturing, corn refining, food processing, glass manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and petroleum refining industries.
7 are certified for the 1st time:
• ConAgra Foods' American Falls, Idaho frozen fried potato processing plant;
• ConAgra Foods' Ogden, Utah cookie and cracker baking plant;
• Essroc Cement Corp.'s Martinsburg, W.Va. cement manufacturing plant;
• Essroc Cement Corp.'s Nazareth, Pa. cement manufacturing plant;
• Lehigh Cement's Glen Falls, N.Y. cement manufacturing plant;
• Lehigh Cement's Leeds, Ala. cement manufacturing plant; and
• Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Illinois Refining Division petroleum refinery.
Since the inception of EPA's Energy Star certification, a total of 139 manufacturing plants have achieved this distinction. These plants have saved over 530 trillion British thermal units (TBtu) in energy, equal to preventing in excess of 36 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions and saving enough energy to provide the total yearly energy needs of approximately three million American households.
E.P.A. provides industry-specific Energy Star plant benchmarking tools to help industry measure energy performance. These are accessible or under development for in excess of 20 manufacturing sectors. Energy Star benchmarks enable companies to compare a plant's energy performance against those of its industry and empower manufacturers to set informed improvement goals.
2014 Energy Star Manufacturing Plants by State:
Alabama:
Lehigh Cement Leeds (Cement)*
Arizona:
CalPortland Rillito (Cement)
Salt River Materials Group Clarkdale (Cement)
California:
Ardagh Group Madera (Container Glass)
CEMEX Victorville (Cement)
Lehigh Cement Redding (Cement)
Florida:
CEMEX Brooksville South (Cement)
CEMEX Miami (Cement)
Titan Pennsuco Cement Co. (Cement)
Georgia:
CEMEX Clinchfield (Cement)
Kellogg Company Augusta (Cookie & Cracker)
Kellogg Company Columbus (Cookie & Cracker)
Idaho:
ConAgra Foods American Falls (FF Potato)*
Illinois:
ConAgra Foods South Beloit (Cookie & Cracker)
Marathon Illinois Refining Division (Refinery)*
Oak State Products Wenona (Cookie & Cracker)
Indiana:
Ardagh Group Dunkirk (Container Glass)
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (Auto)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana - West (Auto)
Kentucky:
CEMEX Kosmos Louisville (Cement)
Kellogg Company Florence (Cookie & Cracker)
Kellogg Company Louisville (Cookie & Cracker)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky - Plant one (Auto)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky - Plant two (Auto)
Louisiana:
Marathon Louisiana Refining Division (Refinery)
Massachusetts:
Ardagh Group Milford (Container Glass)
Maryland:
Lehigh Cement Union Bridge (Cement)
Minnesota:
ConAgra Foods Park Rapids (FF Potato)
Faribault Foods Beverage Division (Juice)
Mississippi:
Nissan NA Canton (Auto)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi (Auto)
Missouri:
Continental Cement Hannibal (Cement)*
Holcim Saint Genevieve (Cement)
Buzzi Unicem River Cement (Festus) (Cement)
Nebraska:
Merck Intervet Incorporated Elkhorn (Pharma)
New York:
ConAgra Foods Tonawanda (Cookie & Cracker)
Lehigh Cement Glen Falls (Cement)*
North Carolina:
Kellogg Company Cary (Cookie & Cracker)
Ohio:
CEMEX Fairborn (Cement)
Honda of America Manufacturing East Liberty (Auto)
Honda of America Manufacturing Marysville (Auto)
Kellogg Company Cincinnati (Cookie & Cracker)
Marathon Ohio Refining Division (Refinery)
Oklahoma:
Ardagh Group Sapulpa (Container Glass)
Pennsylvania:
Essroc Cement Corporation Nazareth (Cement)
Puerto Rico:
Merck Las Piedras (Pharma)
Merck MMD Arecibo (Pharma)
South Carolina:
Holcim Holly Hill (Cement)
Tenessee:
Buzzi Unicem Signal Mountain (Chattanooga) (Cement)
Merck Cleveland (Pharma)
Nissan NA Smyrna (Auto)
Texas:
Allergan Pharmaceuticals Waco (Pharma)
Buzzi Unicem Alamo Cement (Cement)
Buzzi Unicem Maryneal (Cement)
Buzzi Unicem Pryor (Cement)
Holcim (Texas) Midlothian (Cement)
Martin Marietta TXI Operations Midlothian (Cement)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (Auto)
Utah:
ConAgra Foods Ogden (Cookie & Cracker)*
Holcim Devil's Slide (Cement)
Virginia:
Titan Roanoke Cement Company (Cement)
Washington:
ConAgra Foods Quincy (FF Potato)
ConAgra Foods Richland (FF Potato)
ConAgra Foods Warden (FF Potato)
JR Simplot Othello (FF Potato)
JR Simplot Moses Lake (FF Potato)
Phillips 66 Company Ferndale (Refinery)
West Virginia:
Essroc Cement Corporation Martinsburg (Cement)*
Wisconsin:
Ardagh Group Burlington (Container Glass)
ConAgra Foods Ripon (Cookie & Cracker)
*Represents 1st time certification
Energy Star is the simple choice for energy efficiency. For in excess of 20 years, people across America have looked to EPA's Energy Star plan for guidance on saving energy, saving money, and protecting the environment. Behind each blue label is a product, building, or home that is independently certified to use less energy and cause fewer of the emissions that contribute to climate change. From the 1st Energy Star qualified computer in 1992, the label can now be found on products in in excess of 70 different categories, 1.6 million homes, and 24,000 commercial buildings and industrial plants. Today, Energy Star is the most widely acknowledged symbol for energy efficiency in the world, helping families and businesses save $300 billion on utility bills, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2 billion metric tons since 1992. Join the millions who are already making a difference at energystar.gov.
For more information about Energy Star certified plants, see: www.energystar.gov/plants
For specific plant profiles, see: www.energystar.gov/buildinglist
To learn more about how Energy Star and industry work together, see: www.energystar.gov/industry
