Energy Star was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 and has now been adopted by several countries around the world, including Australia.

Australian Government’s are partners to the United States ENERGY STAR program. However, currently only office equipment and consumer electronics, including computers, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, televisions and dvd players may carry this endorsement label in Australia.

 More information about ENERGY STAR

The New Zealand Government has decided to broaden their coverage of the ENERGY STAR label to a number of other appliances, please visit EECA for more information.

Other information about ENERGY STAR can be accessed here.