Which manufacturing/industrial plant types can earn ENERGY STAR certification?

The following industrial plant types are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. To view the eligibility requirements, go to: www.energystar.gov/plants.

• Aluminum Casting Plant  EPI
• Automobile Assembly EPI
• Automobile Engine Plant EPI
• Automobile Transmission EPI
• Cement Manufacturing EPI
• Commercial Bread & Roll Bakery EPI
• Container Glass Manufacturing Plants EPI
• Cookie and Cracker Plants EPI
• Flat Glass Manufacturing Plants EPI
• Fluid Milk Processing EPI
• Frozen Fried Potato Processing Plants EPI
• Integrated Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing Plant EPI
• Integrated Steel Plant EPI
• Iron Casting Plant EPI
• Juice Processing Plants EPI
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing EPI
• Pulp Mill EPI
• Wet Corn Milling EPI

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
• Cement manufacturing
• Corn refining
• Dairy processing
• Distilled spirits production
• Fertilizer manufacturing
• Food processing
• Glass manufacturing
• Iron and steel manufacturing
• Metalcasting
• 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.