RHEEM® EARNS
SECOND CONSECUTIVE ENERGY STAR® AWARD
Rheem is Named 2022
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
ATLANTA,
May 5, 2022 –
Rheem® a global
manufacturer of water heating and HVACR products has received the 2022 ENERGY
STAR Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Each year
the ENERGY STAR program honors a group of businesses and organizations that
have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through
superior energy achievements.
“Rheem is
innovating with intent and engineering solutions with lifetime-sustainability
in mind,” said Chee Wee Gan, Rheem’s Senior Vice President, Strategy and Sustainability. “We are
committed to preserving our planet’s resources through energy efficiency.”
Rheem made a significant commitment to Sustainability with
its Greater Degree of Good initiative which highlights “Intelligent Products,”
“Responsible Processes” and “Inspired People” to advance select Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
“We focus on material selection, smart features and responsible
recycling while introducing intelligent air and water products to homes and
businesses around the globe,” said
Chris Day, Rheem’s Vice President of Product Strategy and Engineering, Global
Air.
“We know that heating, cooling and water heating account for
the majority of a home’s energy usage and we see the opportunity for Rheem to
make a real impact on creating a sustainable future,” said Stacey Gearhart,
Vice President of Product Management and Channel Marketing, Global Water. “Our
teams across the air and water businesses are working together every day to
meet customer needs while lowering environmental impact.”
“We
know it’s going to take all of us working together to tackle the climate
crisis, and the 2022 ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are demonstrating what
it takes to build a more sustainable future,” said EPA Administrator Michael S.
Regan. “These companies are showing once again that taking action in support of
a clean energy economy can be good not only for the environment, but also for
business and customers.”
ENERGY
STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale, and adoption
of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services, and strategies. These
efforts are essential to fighting the climate crisis and protecting public
health.
Winners
are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a
complete list of 2022 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards
program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
About Rheem
Founded in 1925,
Rheem® innovates new ways to deliver precise temperatures while saving
energy, water and supporting a more sustainable future. Rheem is the only
manufacturer in the world that produces heating, cooling, water heating, pool
& spa heating and commercial refrigeration products, and is America’s #1
water-heating brand with products available in more than 80
countries. Paloma Co., Ltd. ® of Nagoya, Japan, acquired the
iconic Rheem brand in 1988, and today the company’s portfolio of premium brands
includes Rheem®, Raypak®, Ruud®, Friedrich®, Sure Comfort™, WeatherKing®,
Eemax®, Richmond®, Splendid®, Solahart® and EverHot™ as well as
commercial refrigeration brands Russell®, Witt®, ColdZone® and Kramer®,
which are part of the Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG®) division.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY
STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple,
credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to
make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility,
state, and local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the Fortune
500®—rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR
and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500
billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of
greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR’s
impacts can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts and state-level information
can be found at www.energystar.gov/statefacts.