Certain LG Refrigerator-Freezer Models To Lose ENERGY STAR Label

[The Straight Story]

Certain LG Refrigerator-Freezer Models To Lose ENERGY STAR Label

Effective January 2, 2010, certain LG French-door refrigerator-freezers will be banned from using the ENERGY STAR label that helps consumers identify energy efficient products that will reduce their energy use and save them money.

The Department of Energy announced said it is taking this action after multiple independent labs have confirmed that when certain LG French-door refrigerator-freezers are tested using existing DOE test procedures, they do not qualify for the ENERGY STAR Program. DOE calls the action part of a "broader effort to expand enforcement efforts for the ENERGY STAR and appliance standards programs."

DOE General Counsel Scott Blake Harris said the ENERGY STAR label is a "critical tool for consumers looking to save energy and money with their appliances," adding that these LG refrigerator-freezer models "do not deliver the energy and cost savings promised under the ENERGY STAR program, so we are taking the necessary steps to protect the American public."

In November 2008, DOE and LG entered into an Agreement that was intended to let LG transition away from test procedures that significantly underestimated the amount of energy that certain LG French-door refrigerator-freezers would consume during normal use.

Because recent testing confirms that problems persist, DOE has exercised its right to give notice and terminate the Agreement. As a result, effective January 2, 2010, certain LG French-door refrigerators are no longer eligible to carry the ENERGY STAR label.

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Ex-VP Says LG Cheats on 'Energy Star' Claims
By CHRIS FRY

HACKENSACK, N.J. (CN) - The former vice president of sales and marketing for LG Electronics says he was fired for complaining that the company was improperly labeling refrigerators as "Energy Star" compliant when they did not meet those standards." Allan Jason claims LG did it to "cheat and defraud the United States Government and the customers whom these refrigerators were being sold to."

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