ATMOSPHERIC PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS
2017 ACHIEVEMENTS
Since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has forged voluntary partnerships with
thousands of companies and other enterprises to promote cost-effective ways to increase energy
efficiency and reduce air pollution. EPA has worked with these partners to remove market barriers by
developing tools, offering technical assistance, and serving as a credible voice in defining and conveying
best practices.
ENERGY STAR® program. 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 EPA to deliver cost-saving energy
efficiency solutions.
Energy Supply Partnership Programs. EPA's Energy Supply Partnership Programs—the Green Power
Partnership (GPP) and the Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP)—are designed to increase the
nation's supply of clean energy and accelerate the adoption of clean energy supply technologies
throughout the U.S.
Methane Emission Reduction Partnership Programs. EPA's Methane Emissions Reduction Partnership
Programs collaborate with industry and key stakeholders to promote the cost-effective recovery and use
of methane from key sectors, including agriculture / manure management (AgSTAR), coal mining (Coalbed
Methane Outreach Program), municipal solid waste (Landfill Methane Outreach Program), and the oil and
gas industry (Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge).
Fluorinated Gas Emission Reduction Partnership Programs. EPA's Fluorinated Gas Emissions Reduction
Partnership Programs collaborate with industry and key stakeholders to reduce emissions of fluorinated
greenhouse gases from key sectors including the electric power industry, appliance manufacturing,
retailers, and from grocery stores and supermarkets. The programs include the GreenChill Advanced
Refrigeration Partnership, SF6 Reduction Partnership for Electric Power Systems (EPS), and the
Responsible Appliance Disposal Program (RAD).
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2017 ACHIEVEMENTS
The table below provides estimated 2017 program benefits, including emissions reductions and, where
data is available, cost savings. In total, the partnerships are estimated to have saved more than $37 billion
and avoided 433 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2017, and saved nearly $530 billion and
avoided over 4.9 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases cumulatively since 1992. Technical notes
summarizing the calculation methodologies are available on the Achievements web page.
TABLE 1. Summary of 2017 Atmospheric Program Partnerships benefits

COST SAVINGS/
VALUE CREATED
(BILLION 2017 $)*
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
(MMTC02e)

ANNUAL
SAVINGS
2017
CUMULATIVE
SAVINGS
1992 - 20172
ANNUAL
BENEFITS
2017
CUMULATIVE
BENEFITS
1992 - 20172
ENERGY STAR
$30.0
$363.7
291.6
3,196.8
Products and Homes
$18.3
$224.2
135.7
1,559.1
Buildings
$9.0
$102.8
114.9
1,204.8
Industrial
$2.7
$36.6
41.0
432.9
ENERGY SUPPLY PROGRAMS
-
-
27.3
188.0
Green Power Partnership
-
-
27.3
188.0
METHANE PROGRAMS
$7.4
$165.7
98.9
1398.8
Natural Gas STAR
$3.5
$89.0
46.5
717.2
Methane Challenge
$0.1
$0.1
1.0
1.0
AgSTAR
$0.1
$1.2
1.6
11.6
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
$3.2
$51.8
42.7
469.7
Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP)
$0.5
$23.6
7.3
199.3
FLUORINATED GAS PROGRAMS
-
-
15.2
130.0
SF6 Emission Reduction Partnerships for
Electric Power Systems
-
-
6.1
74.4
Responsible Appliance Disposal
-
-
0.3
2.3
GreenChill
-
-
8.9
53.3
TOTAL
$37.4
$529.4
433.0
4,913.6
1	ENERGY STAR program benefits include estimated electricity savings and primary fuel savings due to investment in energy-efficient
technologies and services, and the value of those savings. Methane partnership program benefits include the value of the gas mitigated.
Prior year dollar amounts included in cumulative savings are adjusted to reflect their value in 2017 dollars.
2	The start dates of program data collection vary from 1992 to 2017, impacting the size of cumulative benefits.
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