3-28-10

Audit Finds Vulnerability of EnergyStar Program
BY MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: March 25, 2010

Summary: In a nine-month study, four fictitious companies invented by the accountability office also sought EnergyStar status for some conventional devices like dehumidifiers and heat pump models that existed only on paper. The fake companies submitted data indicating that the models consumed 20 percent less energy than even the most efficient ones on the market. Yet those applications were mostly approved without a challenge or even questions, the report said.

Response: This is complely ridiculous. So many consumers have been fooled into making what they thought were smart choices for the planet when they were no different.