DETROIT - General Motors has been awarded EPA's 2004 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for its outstanding and continued leadership in superior energy management.
David Skiven, executive director of GM's Worldwide Facilities Group, will accept the award on behalf of General Motors at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 2, 2004.
An ENERGY STAR Partner since 1995, General Motors received ENERGY STAR'S Partner of the Year Award in 2002 for outstanding commitment to energy efficiency. This year, EPA is honoring GM for maintaining its smart energy management practices and investments throughout the company.
"GM is a leader in incorporating environmental principles into its products and facilities," said Skiven.
"We have an aggressive program employing ENERGY STAR principles to reduce energy usage by 25 percent at our North American facilities by the end of 2005 from 1995 levels," he said.
GM is squarely on target to achieve this goal, having already reduced energy consumption by about 20 percent to date. This reduction is equal to the average energy consumption of 170,000 homes per year.
"This aggressive implementation of energy reduction initiatives highlights GM's commitment to sustainability," said Elizabeth Lowery, GM vice president of Environment and Energy.
In addition to energy reduction through programs such as EPA's Green Lights and ENERGY STAR Buildings Partnership, General Motors also has been actively pursuing renewable energy projects through its participation in EPA's Green Power Partnership and Landfill Methane Outreach Program, as well as in the World Resources Institute's Green Power Market Development Group.
Last year, about 1.7 percent, or 1.5 trillion BTU, of General Motors' U.S. total energy usage was from renewable sources, such as landfill gas. This percentage equates to the
reduction of about 173 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per year. This year, GM converted a fifth U.S. site, the Shreveport Louisiana Assembly plant, to use landfill gas as boiler fuel.
"As an ENERGY STAR partner, General Motors has successfully integrated energy performance into their business strategy and day-to-day operations," said Kathleen Hogan, director of EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships Division.
"By participating in ENERGY STAR, corporations such as General Motors are demonstrating to businesses worldwide that protecting the environment is good for the bottom line," she said.
David Skiven, executive director of GM's Worldwide Facilities Group, will accept the award on behalf of General Motors at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 2, 2004.
An ENERGY STAR Partner since 1995, General Motors received ENERGY STAR'S Partner of the Year Award in 2002 for outstanding commitment to energy efficiency. This year, EPA is honoring GM for maintaining its smart energy management practices and investments throughout the company.
"GM is a leader in incorporating environmental principles into its products and facilities," said Skiven.
"We have an aggressive program employing ENERGY STAR principles to reduce energy usage by 25 percent at our North American facilities by the end of 2005 from 1995 levels," he said.
GM is squarely on target to achieve this goal, having already reduced energy consumption by about 20 percent to date. This reduction is equal to the average energy consumption of 170,000 homes per year.
"This aggressive implementation of energy reduction initiatives highlights GM's commitment to sustainability," said Elizabeth Lowery, GM vice president of Environment and Energy.
In addition to energy reduction through programs such as EPA's Green Lights and ENERGY STAR Buildings Partnership, General Motors also has been actively pursuing renewable energy projects through its participation in EPA's Green Power Partnership and Landfill Methane Outreach Program, as well as in the World Resources Institute's Green Power Market Development Group.
Last year, about 1.7 percent, or 1.5 trillion BTU, of General Motors' U.S. total energy usage was from renewable sources, such as landfill gas. This percentage equates to the
reduction of about 173 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per year. This year, GM converted a fifth U.S. site, the Shreveport Louisiana Assembly plant, to use landfill gas as boiler fuel.
"As an ENERGY STAR partner, General Motors has successfully integrated energy performance into their business strategy and day-to-day operations," said Kathleen Hogan, director of EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships Division.
"By participating in ENERGY STAR, corporations such as General Motors are demonstrating to businesses worldwide that protecting the environment is good for the bottom line," she said.
Wow, I'm impressed, I knew that GM was making an effort to become more energy efficient and developping some hydrogen vehicles, and hybrid trucks. This should be one topic that GM should advertise. As many people are most likley of the opinion that GM has no concern for the environment, and would show some of Prius and Insight that the Japenesse aren't the only engergy smart auto-makers.
