Energy Star shines brighter after DOE crackdown

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How do you squeeze more energy efficiency out of your home appliances? Have the Department of Energy blow a fuse over manufacturers whose appliances don't make the energy efficiency grade.

by Broderick Perkins
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Deadline Newsroom - A U.S. Department of Energy crackdown on appliance makers who didn't measure up to the Energy Star logos they slapped on their products, as well as other energy efficiency requirements, has apparently generated the certification of 600,000 residential products from 160 manufacturers.

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