ENERGY STAR ®

jcpenney has been a member of the US Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program since 1999, using the data and tools available through this program to improve energy efficiency throughout our stores and operations. Commercial buildings earning the ENERGY STAR, on average, use 35 percent less energy than similar buildings and generate one-third fewer CO2 emissions from energy production.

When the ENERGY STAR efficiency benchmark for large retail stores was introduced in October 2007, four jcpenney stores in Washington became the first in the nation to qualify under the new standard. Currently over 200 jcpenney stores have earned an ENERGY STAR certification with plans to have 400 stores certified by the end of 2013. The EPA awarded jcpenney with a 2011 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award, one of the EPA's highest honors, for our comprehensive approach to reducing energy usage throughout the company. This is jcpenney's fifth distinction since receiving the Sustained Excellence Award in 2009 and the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Awards in 2007 and 2008.