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Summer 2006

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 ·Industry Partners
 Meeting

·CEE Board expands

·MEEA Awards

·WaterSense label

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·QI pilot study

·White LEDs, R-CFLs

·Appliance specs

·Electronics

·Cool Roofs

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 ·Water/wastewater
 best practices

·WERF

·Water/wastewater
 benchmarking

·MDM

·National Grid

·Compressed Air
 Challenge

COMMERCIAL
 ·HVAC specification

·EPAct deduction

·Dishwashers

GAS
 ·Water heating

·SEGWHAI

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 ·Recent research

·Regulators workshop

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EPA launches WaterSense label

 

In June, EPA launched its new water-efficiency program, WaterSense.

The program features a blue and green label that identifies water-using products that perform at least 20 percent more efficiently than “their less efficient counterparts,” according to an EPA press release.

WaterSense covers products that use water (but not energy), such as plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems. Appliances and products promoted in CEE initiatives – i.e., washing machines, dishwashers and ice-makers – are not addressed by this program.

EPA had previously determined that ENERGY STAR® would be used for promoting products that saved both energy and water.

WaterSense is designed to operate in tandem with other programs implemented by EPA and other organizations. For further information about WaterSense, see www.epa.gov/watersense.

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