Blue Mountain gets Energy Star rating

Blue Mountain School District has received the 2008 Energy Star rating from U.S. Department of the Environmental Protection Agency for 4 of its 5 buildings, according to the district's website.

According to the Energy Star website maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy:

The ENERGY STAR is the national symbol for energy efficiency in America. More than 50different kinds of products as well as thousands of new homes and commercial and industrial facilities have earned the ENERGY STAR for superior energy performance.

Commercial and industrial facilities account for half of all energy consumption in the U.S. at a cost of over $200 billion per year, more than any other sector of the economy. These facilities are also responsible for nearly half of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change.

Since the ENERGY STAR for commercial buildings was first introduced in 1999, thousands of buildings across the country have earned the ENERGY STAR and are saving billions in energy costs. The first class of manufacturing plants to earn the ENERGY STAR was announced in 2006 and added another valuable tool for sustaining momentum in a corporate energy program.