Miss, La. ENERGY STAR awardees

DALLAS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced four manufacturing plants in Louisiana, and one in Mississippi, are among 95 facilities nationwide to earn ENERGY STAR certification in 2020 for being among the most energy-efficient in their industries. Georgia-Pacific Cellulose pulp mill, New Augusta, Miss., was a first-time certification awardee. Louisiana awardees included Flowers Baking Co. Shops in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans. It is a commercial bread and roll baking company, and Marathon Petroleum Corp. in Garyville - petroleum refinery. By managing their energy use during the pandemic, these 95 ENERGY STAR certified plants saved nearly $400M on energy bills; and avoided 80T BTUs of energy and prevented over 5M metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. “These forward-looking businesses have demonstrated that economic development and job creation go hand-in-hand with environmental progress,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. (Source: EPA 03/25/21) EPA Announces Four Louisiana Facilities Among 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants | U.S. EPA News Releases | US EPA