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New Star Energy Services Announces Partnership with ENERGY STAR?

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 21, 2009

New Star Energy Services today announced its fundamental commitment to protecting the environment by becoming an ENERGY STAR Partner. New Star Energy Services? voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s ENERGY STAR means that they will be working together to help clients improve the energy efficiency and performance of their facilities. Along with the EPA, New Star Energy Services believes that active, organization-wide energy management will enhance clients? financial health and aid in preserving the environment for future generations.

?New Star Energy Services is committed to reducing the energy consumption of information technology by its actions and by driving awareness and development of energy-efficient technologies among customers. By working with ENERGY STAR, New Star Energy Services is helping to lead the movement toward a cleaner and more sustainable future,? said Jason Smithwick, president and founder of New Star Energy Services.

In partnership with ENERGY STAR, New Star Energy Services will help our clients to:

????Measure and track the energy performance of their facilities at all locations.
????Set a goal to improve their IT energy efficiency by 10% or more, in support of the ENERGY STAR Challenge.

We will also:

????Encourage our staff and community to learn about the benefits of energy efficiency and to implement appropriate energy efficiency measures.
????Encourage other companies and organizations with whom we work to join ENERGY STAR and take the ENERGY STAR Challenge.

By helping our clients reduce consumption through IT Power Management, New Star Energy Services can help businesses lower their energy bills by 60% or more. Each kilowatt/hour conserved also keeps 1.34 lbs. of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, decreasing per-computer CO2 emissions by almost 470 lbs. over the course of one year.

ABOUT NEW STAR ENERGY SERVICES

Based in New York City, New Star Energy Services provides a full range of products and services related to energy management. We work with businesses to reduce wasteful spending and help secure federal or state funding for energy-efficient projects. New Star Energy Services has three core specialties: IT Power Management Software and Best Practices, NYSERDA (New York State) Energy Saving Rebates, and Demand Response Programs.

Through our IT Power Management division, New Star Energy Services has partnered with Faronics and Sentilla and is now a reseller of Faronics Power Save and Sentilla Energy Manager for Data Centers. We emphasize improved monitoring and reporting to help your IT department jump-start, then sustain, the savings. According to a March 2009 Gartner report, businesses that implement PC Power Management can expect a positive ROI within 18 months.

New Star Energy Services is an official partner of the EPA Energy Star program and a member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. As such, New Star Energy Services aims to increase implementation of power management and expand deployment of energy-efficient PCs and servers.

For more information about New Star Energy Services, please contact us at info (at) newstarenergyservices (dot) com or visit http://www.newstarenergyservices.com.

ABOUT ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary partnership between businesses, government and others united to protect our environment for future generations by changing to energy-efficient practices today. ENERGY STAR works with more than 9,000 partners to improve the energy efficiency of products, homes, buildings and businesses. Businesses can use ENERGY STAR to improve efficiency, enhance profits, and create a competitive advantage. In 2006 alone, ENERGY STAR helped businesses and consumers save more than $ 14 billion in energy costs while reducing global warming emissions by the equivalent of those from 25 million vehicles.

For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit http://www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES.

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