Eight Boston Area Hotels Add Energy Star Designation

Three additional hotels in the Boston area have earned an Energy Star label by documenting superior energy performance and efficiency. With the new designations, there are now eight hotels in the Hub metropolitan area that have made sufficient energy improvements to achieve an Energy Star label. At an event on Thursday, October 4, EPA honored [...]

Three additional hotels in the Boston area have earned an Energy Star label by documenting superior energy performance and efficiency. With the new designations, there are now eight hotels in the Hub metropolitan area that have made sufficient energy improvements to achieve an Energy Star label. At an event on Thursday, October 4, EPA honored Boston area hoteliers, recognizing each for their facilities’ superior energy performance. Together with Boston Green Tourism, the agency lauded local hoteliers for improving energy efficiency and implementing high quality measures that ultimately improve the guest experience.

“We’re excited to see Boston’s hospitality industry take a leadership role in energy efficiency,” says Robert Varney, regional administrator for EPA’s New England office. “These hotels are setting an example, not only in New England, but across the nation. Improved energy efficiency in hotels means a cleaner environment, lower energy costs, and a great green choice for hotel visitors.”

Energy Star selectively awards the prestigious label to facilities whose energy consumption ranks in the top 25 percent of industry energy performance nationwide. Only 25 hotels across New England have earned the Energy Star label to date, of which 21 are located in Massachusetts. The other four hotels with Energy Star status are in Connecticut.

“These hotels are leading the way in our efforts to green our tourism industry,” says James W. Hunt, Chief of Environment and Energy for the City of Boston. “Energy efficiency is good for public health and the environment, but it is also good for these businesses’ bottom line. This EPA Energy Star recognition will demonstrate to all visitors to these hotels that you don’t need all the lights to shine.”

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