This holiday season, follow the ENERGY STAR for gifts that cost less to operate. Products that earn the ENERGY STAR rating use less energy, without sacrificing features, style, or comfort.

For example, an ENERGY STAR qualified 60-inch television will be, on average, almost 40% more efficient than a non-certified model. ENERGY STAR rated audio/video equipment, such as DVD players, are up to 60% more efficient than conventional models.

Light Up The Season For Less

Those dazzling displays of holiday lights don't have to be an energy drain. ENERGY STAR qualified holiday lights deliver the dazzle while using 70 percent less energy than conventional incandescent light strands.  (LED lights are even better, using up to 90 percent less energy to produce the same amount of light.)

ENERGY STAR qualified lights last up to 10 times longer than traditional incandescent strands, so you won't have to replace them as often. Plus, they're cool to the touch, so they're safer than other lights.