Dataset of the: Energy Star and Commercial Locations in Washington, D.C.

One of the biggest issues facing the U.S. and its citizens is figuring out solutions to keeping greenhouse gases down and saving money while protecting the environment through energy efficient products. The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy has a program, Energy Star, which rates different products, houses, and commercial buildings and plants on energy efficiency. Energy Star was started in 1992 and celebrates that in 2007 Americans saved up enough energy to avoid greenhouse gases to the equivalent of 27 million cars all while saving up to a collective $16 billion on their utility bills.

Newly elected President Obama and his administration’s, New Energy for America plan is trying to create a “green energy economy” and by purchasing Energy Star products with Energy Star labels is just one of many ways to save and contribute to making a cleaner environment.

Washington D.C. is just one of the many urban regions within the U.S. where large businesses and commercial buildings have received an Energy Star approval rating or are using products that use less energy which are better for the environment. Below is a map created in Maker! that shows the different geocoded Energy Star locations in Washington, D.C.:

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