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ENERGY STAR for Restaurants

Savor the profits from energy efficiency! Your restaurant’s profit is typically only 3–9% of total revenue. Follow the ENERGY STAR cost-effective recommendations and your investment in energy efficiency can give you up to a 30% return. Furthermore, you may also receive other delightful surprises such as increased customer comfort, better lighting, more repeat business, and increased employee productivity.

What You Can Do

Join ENERGY STAR
Get started with the ENERGY STAR Guide for Restaurants (1.1MB) and Restaurants Fact Sheet (91KB)
Review the ENERGY STAR Commercial Food Service (CFS) Incentive Guide
Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products, including ENERGY STAR Commercial Food Service Equipment, to save energy throughout the building. Learn more about the benefits of ENERGY STAR Commercial Food Service Equipment (1.2MB)
Find rebates for Commercial Food Service Equipment offered by utilities and other energyï¿½efficiency program sponsors
Establish a comprehensive energy management program using the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management
Make smart energy investments to reduce operating costs and increase profits
Receive training on building benchmarking and other energy efficiency topics
Benchmark the energy used in your facility in Portfolio Manager with the help of this guidance (216KB)
Submit a success story based on your efforts

What Others Are Doing

ENERGY STAR Success Stories

ENERGY STAR Qualified Products

The ENERGY STAR label appears on over 60 different product categories. Use these products in your facilities to lower energy use, save money, and help protect the environment.

Purchasing and Procurement

Acknowledgement

News

2012 Small Business News Room

Did You Know?

Restaurant Profits Graph

The money you save on operating costs adds to what you get to keep, so saving 20% on energy operating costs can increase your profit as much as one-third.