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>> RUSSELL DUNCAN: AND THERE IS ALSO AN ENERGY STAR HOME, THATS
AN ENERGY STAR LABELLED HOME. I DON'T KNOW THAT SPECIFIC
APPLIANCES, EXCUSE ME, SPECIFIC BUILDING MATERIALS WOULD BE
ENERGY STAR BUT I'M SURE THEY ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE.
INSULATION OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT, AND THROUGH THE
USE OF THOSE MATERIALS YOU CAN BUILD AN ENERGY STAR HOME.
>> ERIC CURRY: AND WE TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW THE WASHER, DRYER,
REFRIGERATOR. ARE WE SEEING OTHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE EXPANDING,
SUCH AS TELEVISION SETS? YOU MENTIONED COMPUTER MONITORS.
>> CHRIS DRAKE: A LOT OF THE PRODUCTS ARE. MOST OF THE
TELEVISIONS YOU SEE NOW ARE ENERGY STAR QUALIFIED. SOME
MORE THAN OTHERS. SOME WILL CONSUME LESS ENERGY THAN OTHERS
BUT NEVERTHELESS THEY ARE ENERGY STAR. AND ITS SIMPLE
THINGS LIKE YOUR CLOCK RADIO. ALOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT
ITS PLUGGED IN NEXT TO YOUR NIGHTSTAND, BUT THERE'S NEW
MODELS OF THOSE THAT ARE ALSO ENERGY STAR QUALIFIED.
>> ERIC CURRY: IF I WERE TO WALK IN YOUR STORE, WHETHER ITS
HH GREGG OR JEFFREY'S, PERCENTAGEWISE OF ENERGY STAR RATED PRODUCTS
WOULD BE IN YOUR STORE?
>> CHRIS DRAKE: IT'S TOUGH TO SAY RIGHT OFF THE TOP, BUT IT'S A
GREAT DEAL. AS LONG AS IT IS ABLE TO BE ENERGY STAR, WE TALKED ABOUT
DRYERS AND RANGES ARENT TECHNICALLY ABLE TO BE ENERGY STAR. I
WOULD SAY OVER 75%. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A SAFE NUMBER TO SAY.
>> ANDY PITTMAN: I WOULD SAY OF THE APPLIANCES
THAT WERE ABLE TO BE ENERGY STAR, 75%, 80% EASILY.
>> ERIC CURRY: DO YOU GET UPDATES FROM YOUR MANUFACTURERS
OF PRODUCTS ON THE HORIZON THAT CLAIM TO SAVE EVEN MORE THAN WHAT
WAS PRODUCED TWO YEARS AGO?
>> CHRIS DRAKE: YES. THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO ONE
UP THE OTHER MANUFACTURER, SO THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO GET
THE NEXT, BEST, GREATEST THING OUT THERE THAT USES LESS ENERGY, SO
THEY ARE ALWAYS WORKING ON THAT TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY IS A GREAT
THING AND IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING. YOU'LL SEE THE ENERGY STAR LABEL
IN YEARS TO COME. IT WILL KEEP GETTING BETTER, I WOULD ASSUME.