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List of States with Mandated
ENERGY STAR Purchasing Efforts
ALABAMA:
Executive Order 33, enacted May 2006, proclaims that all State departments and
agencies shall employ the latest energy conservation practices in the design,
construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of state facilities and when
replacing or purchasing new equipment shall purchase Energy Star labeled
equipment whenever cost effective.
Full text is available here:
http: //w ww. g overnorp ress. state. al. u s/p r/ex-33-2006-05-10. asp
ARIZONA:
House Bill 2324 signed on April 28, 2003, mandates that all state agencies shall
procure energy efficient products that are Energy Star [labeled] or that are certified
under the Federal Energy Management Program unless the products are shown
not to be cost-effective on a life-cycle basis.
Full text is available here:
http: //w ww. swen ergy. org/p ol i cy/l eg i si ati on/2003/ariz on a/H B2324_b i I Next, pdf
CALIFORNIA:
Executive Order S-20-04, signed July 27th 2004, requires that state agencies,
departments, and other entities under the direct executive authority of the
Governor cooperate in taking measures to reduce grid-based energy purchases for
state-owned buildings by 20% by 2015, through cost-effective efficiency measures
and distributed generation technologies including the purchase of Energy Star
electrical equipment whenever cost-effective.
Full text is available here:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/energy/ExecOrderS-20-04.htm
COLORADO:
Executive Order D0012 07, signed April 2007, requires that each agency and
department purchase equipment certified as Energy Star. Moreover, when such
equipment is purchased, the energy savings features shall be utilized. The
Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) is authorized to provide a
waiver for this requirement if Energy Star certified equipment is not available,
appropriate, or cost-effective. Also, the DPA must modify its Request for Bids to
specify Energy Star compliant equipment.
Full text is available here:
http://www.colorado.gov/energy/images/uploads/pdfs/ExecutiveOrder-Greening-
Govem ment-lmplementationMeasures.pdf
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CONNECTICUT:
HB 7432, signed on June 4, 2007, requires the Department of Administrative
Services and other purchasing agencies to buy appliances and equipment that
meet federal Energy Star standards.
Full text is available here:
http://www.cga.ct.goV/2007/AMD/H/2007HB-07432-R00HA-AMD.htm
DELAWARE:
House Bill 435, signed in August 2004, requires state agencies to purchase Energy
Star qualified products if they are available competitively, can be acquired in a
reasonable time frame, and the product meets appropriate performance standards.
If purchasing a non-energy star product, an agency must produce in writing, to the
satisfaction of the agency head, why it is in the best interest of state.
Full text is available here:
http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c069/sc03/index.shtml
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
The Energy Star Efficiency Amendment Act of 2004 requires government officials
to procure Energy Star qualified products. Under this legislation, all agencies
under the mayor's office must purchase Energy Star products when at least 3
manufacturers make the product, and at least 3 vendors sell the product.
Full text is available here:
http://www.dsireusa.org/documents/lncentives/DC08R.htm
HAWAII:
House Bill 2175 (Act 96), signed May 12, 2006, directs each agency to implement
to the extent possible, purchase of energy efficient equipment such as Energy Star
while employing a life cycle cost-benefit analysis during planning and budget
preparation and program implementation.
Full text is available here:
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/efficiency/state/Act96_reprint.pdf
ILLINOIS:
Public Act 96-0073 (20 ILCS 20/25) directs agencies to purchase Energy Star
equipment, including air conditioners, computers, appliances, and office
equipment, unless justification is provided and the Department head approves a
waiver of this requirement.
Full text is available here:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0073
KENTUCKY:
KRS 056-00 signed into law in 2007, incorporates Energy Star qualified products in
state agency procurement, to the extent economically feasible based on a life-cycle
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cost analysis, for any cabinet or university that manages their own capital
construction projects.
Full text is available here:
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/056-00/775.PDF
LOUISIANA:
Executive Order BJ 2008-8 directs the Division of Administration to review its
purchasing practices to ensure 100% compliance with existing state requirements
related to energy conservation, to adopt best energy purchasing practices and to
develop or increase standards for such products as appliances, light bulbs, smart
chargers, and computers using Energy Star as a minimum standard.
Full text is available here:
http://www.gov.state.la.us/assets/docs/OfficialDocuments/2008EOGreenGovernme
nt.pdf
Executive Order BJ 2008-8
MARYLAND:
Executive Order 01.01.2001.02, signed on March 13, 2001, calls for all new
energy-using products to carry the Energy Star label or be in the top 25% in energy
efficiency when products with labels are unavailable.
Full text is available here:
http://www.frederickcountymd.gov/documents/Utilities%20&%20Solid%20Waste%
20Management/Solid%20Waste%20lssues%20&%20lnitiatives/Maryland%20Exec
utive%200rder%2001 _01_2001_02.PDF
MASSACHUSETTS:
Senate Bill 1793, passed in 2005, declares that the Division of Energy Resources
shall establish minimum contract specifications for the purchase of computer and
other office equipment that comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's "Energy Star" designation. Additionally, Executive Order 484 issued April
2007 states that agencies should procure only Energy Star qualified office
equipment.
Full text is available here:
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/st01 /st01793.htm
http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/Executive%200rders/Leading%20by%20Exampl
e%20EO.pdf
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MICHIGAN:
Executive Directive No. 2007-22 mandates that goods and supplies purchased by
State agencies, including heating systems, air conditioning systems, lighting
equipment, and water heating equipment, be Energy Star compliant.
Full text is available here:
http://www.michigan.g0v/gov/0,1607,7-168-36898_45122-180298-,00.html
NEVADA:
Senate Bill 395, passed June 2009, requires the Chief of the Purchasing Division
of the Department of Administration to adopt regulations establishing standards
favoring the procurement of appliances, equipment, lighting and other devices that
bear the "Energy Star" label or meet other requirements prescribed by federal law
unless to do so would not be cost-effective.
Full text is available here:
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB395_EN.pdf
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Executive Order 2005-4, signed July 2005, requires every agency and department
to purchase Energy Star equipment unless justification is provided and approved
by the Department of Administrative Services, resulting in a waiver of the
requirement.
Full text is available here:
http://www.governor.nh.gov/orders/documents/Executive_order_2005-4.pdf
NEW JERSEY:
Executive Order 11 requires all state agencies to select Energy Star products when
acquiring new energy-using products or replacing existing equipment. It directs the
Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of Treasury to
issue standards and guidelines to implement this requirement. Additionally,
Senate Bill 341, passed August 2007, requires the State to purchase only products
bearing the Energy Star label when buying products for state government use
unless the head of the department determines it to be inconsistent with the public
interest, or the cost to be unreasonable.
Full text is available here:
http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/circular/eojsc11 .htm
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/PL07/126_.PDF
NEW YORK:
Executive Order 111, enacted in 2001, directs state agencies to select Energy Star
energy-efficient products when acquiring new energy using products or replacing
existing equipment; with NYSERDA adopting guidelines for products for which
Energy Star labels are not available.
Full text is available here:
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http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/renewableenergy/teleconarchives/0615
05/Executiveorder111 .pdf
NORTH CAROLINA:
Executive Order 156, passed in 1999, requires state agencies to purchase all
electronic office equipment, including computers, monitors, printers, scanners,
photocopy machines, facsimile machines, and other such equipment purchased to
be Energy Star compliant.
Full text is available here:
http ://www. p2 pays .o rg / ref %5C03/02221. pdf
TEXAS:
House Bill 3693, signed into law June 2007, requires the purchase of Energy Star
qualified products by State agencies subject to cost containment rules.
Full text is available here:
http://www.legis.state .tx.us/billlookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=HB3693#
VERMONT
Executive Order Executive Order No. 14-03, enacted in 2002, directs the state to
only purchase "energy-consuming devices that meet or exceed the Energy Star®
or comparable standards established by the U.S. federal government, and to
operate these devices in a manner that maximizes their energy efficiency features."
Full text is available here:
http://governor.vermont.gov/orders/Climate-Change-Action-Plan.html
VIRGINIA:
Executive Order 48, enacted in 2007, specifies that commonwealth agencies and
institutions shall purchase or lease Energy Star rated appliances and equipment for
all classifications for which an Energy Star designation is available.
Full text is available here:
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/lnitiatives/ExecutiveOrders/2007/EO_48.cfm
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