May I copy and distribute materials from your website?

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Yes - all the information on the ENERGY STAR website is considered public information and may be freely distributed or copied. We only ask that you reference our website as your source. The proper sourcing is:

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ENERGY STAR program

The U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce these documents, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. These documents may be freely distributed and used for non-commercial, scientific, and educational purposes.

Commercial use of the documents available from ENERGY STAR may be protected under U.S. and Foreign Copyright Laws. Individual documents may have different copyright conditions, and that will be noted in those documents.

Proper use of the ENERGY STAR logo is strictly enforced and use of the logos must be in compliance with the ENERGY STAR Brand Guidelines.

Anyone educating consumers about ENERGY STAR (such as the media, environmental organizations, or writers) may obtain permission to use the ENERGY STAR logo as long as it is in the context of "Look for this label, it means the product/home/building is energy efficient." Contact us to request such permission.

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