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Article: EPA announces new Energy Star requirements for commercial refrigerators and freezers.(FAST FOOD FACTS)
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- Food Manufacturing
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- April 1, 2009
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing new Energy Star requirements for commercial refrigerators and freezers, which, on average, will be 33 percent more energy efficient than standard models.
If all commercial refrigerators and freezers sold in the United States meet the new Energy Star specification, the energy savings would grow to $275 million per year and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those outputted from nearly 400,000 vehicles.
The requirements are effective January 1, 2010, the same date that new federal standards take effect. This revised ...