Save Energy And Money Around Your Home (NAPSA)—The average homeowner spends approximately $1,500 a year on energy bills. By changing out old heating and cooling equipment with Energy Starqualified models, a homeowner can reduce these costs by as much as 20 percent. Energy Star is a voluntary partnership of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), local utilities, product manufacturers, retailers, builders and financial institutions. The partnership helps consumers identify and purchase the most energy efficient products on the market. To bear the Energy Star logo, products must meet strict energy efficiency criteria set by DOEor EPA. Efforts to conserve energy are paying off. Last year, with the help of Energy Star, Americans saved $10 billion and enough energy to power 24 million homes and avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 20 million cars. Because Energy Star products use less energy, they also save homeowners money on energy bills and help protect the environment by causing fewer harmful emissions from powerplants. It makes sense, then, for home- owners to consider Energy Star models as they shop for new furnaces or heat pumps this heating season. To help consumers purchase the most energyefficient and environmentally friendly products on the market, Coleman Check to make sure you have energy-efficient appliances. Heating and Air Conditioning offers a variety of Energy Star- qualifying home heating products. The Coleman Comforteer” 13 and 14 SEER model heat pumps and the Echelon” 13 and 15 SEER model heat pumps carry the Energy Star logo and offer Heating Seasonal Performance Factors (HSPF) of 7.4 through 8.5+ energy efficiency. The Echelon 92+ percent Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency furnaces also bear the Energy Star logo and includesingle-stage and two-stage models. A two-stage variable-speed model with EcoTrak” technology offers maximum energy efficiency, effective humidity control, reduced soundlevels and improvedindoorair quality. To learn more about energy efficient home-heating equipment and the Energy Star logo, visit Coleman’s Web site at www.colemanac.com.
