Across the country, Energy Star manufacturing plants are leading their industries by saving energy and money, combating climate change

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (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 more than 8 million metric tons –equivalent to the annual total energy use of more than 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 improvements while combating climate change,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “Through their work with EPA, the 2014 Energy Star manufacturing plants are demonstrating that making sustainability and energy efficiency improvements is a smart business decision.”

Energy Star certified plants are independently verified on an annual 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.

Seven are certified for the first 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 more than 36 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions and saving enough energy to provide the total yearly energy needs of approximately 3 million American households.

EPA provides industry-specific Energy Star plant benchmarking tools to help industry measure energy performance. These are available or under development for more than 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 1 (Auto)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky – Plant 2 (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 St. Genevieve (Cement)
Buzzi Unicem River Cement (Festus) (Cement)

Nebraska:
Merck Intervet Inc. 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 Corp. 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 Corp. Martinsburg (Cement)*

Wisconsin:
Ardagh Group Burlington (Container Glass)
ConAgra Foods Ripon (Cookie & Cracker)

*Represents first time certification

 

Energy Star is the simple choice for energy efficiency. For more than 20 years, people across America have looked to EPA’s Energy Star program 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 first Energy Star qualified computer in 1992, the label can now be found on products in more than 70 different categories, 1.6 million homes, and 24,000 commercial buildings and industrial plants. Today, Energy Star is the most widely recognized symbol for energy efficiency in the world, helping families and businesses save $300 billion on utility bills, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by two billion metric tons since 1992. Join the millions who are already making a difference atenergystar.gov.

Indianapolis – On Tuesday morning, First Lady Karen Pence will host a reception at the Governor’s Residence for 35 organizations and charities that serve Hoosier families and children across Indiana. There, First Lady Karen Pence will award each organization with a check ranging from $500 to $1,000 in grant money from the Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation.

First Lady Karen Pence started the Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation in August of 2013 as a way to recognize and lift up organizations and charities across the state. At the inaugural First Lady’s Luncheon held in April 2014, the Foundation awarded its first major grant of $100,000 to the Art Therapy Program at Riley Hospital for Children. This year’s luncheon recipient will be Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, which supports food banks and food pantries in all 92 counties. Throughout the year, the Foundation will award smaller grants to organizations across the state.  This reception is the third of its kind. The second annual First Lady’s Luncheon will be held April 23^rd.

Tuesday, March 10:

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT – First Lady Karen Pence to award grants to 35 organizations from across Indiana

*Media are welcome to attend.

Governor’s Residence, 4750 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis

Representatives from the following organizations will be on hand to receive their award and recognition:

The Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation is a 501 ( c ) (3). The First Lady receives no compensation. Donations are tax deductible. Learn more about how to make a donation or request a grant on the Foundation’s website at: www.IndianaFirstLadysCharitableFoundation.org

 Indianapolis –Governor Mike Pence will offer remarks at the I-65 expansion groundbreaking, which is part of the Governor’s Major Moves 2020 program. Later in the afternoon, the Governor and Dr. Thomas Brown, who was in Selma, Alabama during Bloody Sunday in 1965, will discuss the March on Selma. In 2010, the Governor commemorated the 45^th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma. Details below.

Tuesday, March 10:

10:00 a.m. EDT – Governor Pence to attend I-65 Major Moves 2020 groundbreaking

*Media are welcome to attend.

Greenwood City Hall, 300 South Madison Avenue, Greenwood

1:45 p.m. EDT – Governor Pence to discuss the March on Selma with Dr. Thomas Brown

*Media are welcome to attend, but must be set up by 1:30 p.m. EDT. The event will also be livestreamed here: www.webinar.in.gov/Indiana

Indiana State Library – History Reference Room (Second Floor), 315 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis