EPA recognizes Chattanooga and Cleveland facilities for Energy Star certification

Washington, DC (WDEF) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Bayer Healthcare facility in Cleveland and Buzzi Unicem in Chattanooga are among 70 manufacturing plants to achieve Energy Star certification for their superior energy performance in 2015.

The EPA says these manufacturing plants and the Nissan assembly plant in Smyrna saved a record amount of energy, cut their energy bills by $476 million, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than five million metric tons –equal to the average annual energy use of more than 450,500 households.

Since 2006, Energy Star has certified manufacturing plants that reach the top 25 percent of energy performance for their industries nationwide each year.

Energy Star certified plants must have their energy performance independently verified.