ENERGY STAR SALES ASSOCIATE TRAINING

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ENERGY STAR SALES ASSOCIATE TRAINING
ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS
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WHAT IS ENERGY STAR?
ENERGY STAR qualified products meet strict energy
efficiency guidelines set by The US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The US Department of Energy (DOE) ENERGY STAR
Saves energy Reduces pollution Saves
money
www.energystar.gov
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WHAT ARE ENERGY STAR QUALIFIEDROOM AIR
CONDITIONERS?

• ENERGY STAR qualified room air conditioners
  exceed minimum federal standards for energy
  consumption by at least 10 due to features like
  
• High-efficiency compressors
• Fan motors
• Heat transfer surfaces
• Timers
• Improved insulation
• ENERGY STAR qualified room air conditioners
  remove more heat from the air into the coils than
  conventional models, which saves energy required
  to compress the refrigerant.

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SAVING ENERGYEQUALS SAVING MONEY
ENERGY STAR qualified products use less energy
and cost less to operate resulting in
The average home spends 300 a year on utility
costs to run their appliances. Replacing a
10-year old air conditioner with a new ENERGY
STAR qualified model can save about 15 annually
on utility costs or up to 180 over the lifetime
of the unit.
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WHY SAVEENERG?
SAVING ENERGY HELPSPROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

If just one in 10 homes replaced their appliances
with ENERGY STAR, the change would reduce air
pollution by 600 million pounds per year
equivalent to planting 1.7 million new acres of
trees.
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WHY BUY ENERGY STAR?

• High quality performance
• More efficient motors and improved
• insulation make ENERGY STAR
• qualified room air conditioners quieter
• than conventional models
• Timers, on some models, yield even
• greater energy savings
• Save money without sacrifice
• Save an average of 180 on utility bills
• over the lifetime of the unit depending on
• the size of the unit replaced

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WHICH BRANDS AREENERGY STAR QUALIFIED?

• Trusted brands like these
• Electrolux
• Fedders
• GE Appliances
• Haier
• LG Electronics
• Customize as appropriate

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SNAPSHOT

• ENERGY STAR is
• A government-backed program (www.energystar.gov)
  dedicated to helping individuals protect the
  environment through superior energy efficiency.
  Look for the ENERGY STAR symbol on qualified room
  air conditioners.
• Saving energy reduces the burning of fossil
  fuels, which leads to less air pollution and
  ultimately reduces global warming.
• ENERGY STAR qualified room air conditioners
• Are more energy efficient and run more quietly
  with
• High efficiency compressors
• Fan motors
• Heat transfer surfaces
• Improved insulation
• Can save an average of 180 over the lifetime
  of the unit

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2004 Cool Change Campaign
THEME Make a Cool Change TIMING April
August GOAL Increase awareness of ENERGY STAR
qualified cooling equipment and benefits of
energy efficiency FEATURED PRODUCTS Heating,
Cooling and Ventilation Products, Room Air
Conditioners, Programmable Thermostats, Ceiling
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