The following 12 industrial plant types are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. To view the eligibility requirements, go to: www.energystar.gov/plants.
- Auto Assembly
- Auto Engine
- Auto Transmission
- Cement
- Commercial Bread & Roll
- Container Glass
- Cookie & Cracker
- Flat Glass
- Frozen Fried Potato Processing
- Integrated Paper Mill
- Integrated Steel Plant
- Juice Processing
- Metal Casting
- Petroleum Refining (private system)
- Pharmaceutical
- Pulp Mill
- Wet Corn Milling
EPA is working with additional sectors on plant certification, which requires the publication of a plant Energy Performance Indicator (EPI). The following "industries in focus" are working with EPA to improve energy efficiency or develop EPIs:
- Aluminum Casting
- Corn refining
- Dairy processing
- Fertilizer manufacturing
- Food processing (Multiple sub-sectors)
- Glass manufacturing
- Iron and steel manufacturing
- Motor vehicle manufacturing
- Petrochemical manufacturing
- Petroleum refining
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Printing
- Pulp and paper manufacturing
- Ready mix concrete manufacturing
Plants that cannot earn Certification are encourage to the take the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry.
- If you're not sure which tool to use to track energy in your industrial plant, read this FAQ.