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entergy texas earns energy star sustained excellence award for second consecutive year

04/15/2021

entergy texas, inc. is proud to announce that it has received the 2021 energy star partner of the year—sustained excellence award from the u.s. environmental protection agency and the u.s. department of energy for the second year in a row.

the sustained excellence award is the highest honor bestowed by the energy star program. winners are part of a distinguished group that has made a long-term commitment to fighting climate change and protecting public health through energy efficiency. they are among the nation’s leaders in driving value for the environment, the economy, and the american people.

“entergy texas is honored to be awarded energy star’s partner of the year designation seven times in the last ten years and to receive our second sustained excellence award,” said kelley carson, energy efficiency program manager. “the energy efficiency team works hard to help design energy efficiency programs that reduce emissions, reduce energy consumption, save our consumers money in the long run and help our customers and communities meet their sustainability goals.”

“energy star award-winning partners are showing the world that delivering real climate solutions makes good business sense and promotes job growth,” said epa administrator michael s. regan. “many of them have been doing it for years, inspiring all of us who are committed to tackling the climate crisis and leading the way to a clean energy economy.”

winners are selected from a network of thousands of energy star partners. for a complete list of 2021 winners and more information about energy star’s awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.   

about entergy texas

entergy texas, inc. provides electricity to approximately 473,000 customers in 27 counties. 沙特vs墨西哥让球 (nyse: etr) is an integrated energy company engaged in electric power production, transmission and retail distribution operations. entergy delivers electricity to 3 million utility customers in arkansas, louisiana, mississippi and texas. entergy owns and operates one of the cleanest large-scale u.s. power generating fleets with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including 8,000 megawatts of nuclear power. headquartered in new orleans, louisiana, entergy has annual revenues of $10 billion and more than 13,000 employees.

about energy star

energy star® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the fortune 500®—rely on their partnership with the u.s. environmental protection agency (epa) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. since 1992, energy star and its partners helped american families and businesses avoid more than $450 billion in energy costs and achieve 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. more background information about energy star can be found at: https://www.energystar.gov/about and https://www.energystar.gov/about/origins_mission/energy_star_numbers.

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