EPA and DOE Name Maytag Energy Star(R) Award Winner for Energy Efficient Product Promotion

EPA and DOE Name Maytag Energy Star(R) Award Winner for Energy
Efficient Product Promotion
Maytag Earns Award for Protecting the Environment Through Energy Efficiency



NEWTON, Iowa, Feb. 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded Maytag
Corporation a 2005 National Product Campaign Award. As a partner in the ENERGY
STAR program, Maytag has made outstanding contributions to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions by bringing information about ENERGY STAR to America's consumers.
Maytag's accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in
Washington, D.C. on March 15, 2005.

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Maytag, a partner in the program since 1997, will be honored for its leadership
role in the annual ENERGY STAR Appliance Promotion.  The national promotion
encourages consumers to help our country remove old, inefficient appliances
from our electric grid and, when making a replacement, to choose appliances
that have earned the ENERGY STAR to save energy and money.

Maytag offers an extensive laundry lineup -- including more high-efficiency
washers than any other brand, saving consumers money in water and energy every
year.

Most people don't realize that their home can be responsible for twice the
greenhouse gas emissions as their car.  Last year alone, Americans, with the
help of ENERGY STAR, saved about $10 billion on their energy bills while
reducing the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 20 million cars.

"ENERGY STAR is a great fit for us," said David Steiner, vice president,
governmental affairs, Maytag. "By offering customers products that have earned
the ENERGY STAR, we give them resource-friendly product choices that also meet
their demand for quality and features."

The National Product Campaign Award is given to organizations that have done an
outstanding job of leveraging ENERGY STAR's national product campaigns to
educate consumers about the many benefits of making energy-efficient product
choices for the home. Award winners are selected from hundreds of organizations
that participate in the national product campaigns initiated by the EPA and
DOE.

"As an ENERGY STAR partner, Maytag does a great job of demonstrating how
organizations can help consumers choose resource-efficient products that save
them money and make a difference for our environment," said Kathleen Hogan,
director of EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships Division. "Thanks to Maytag's
leadership and the participation of other organizations across the country who
promoted ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washers in 2004, our country is
realizing an annual savings of more than 320 million gallons of water and 22
million KwH of energy. We're glad to have Maytag on board to make this kind of
savings possible."

About Maytag

For the better part of a century, Maytag(R) appliances have been synonymous
with dependability and quality. Based in Newton, Iowa, Maytag offers a full
line of high-performance appliances that you can depend on -- including the
Maytag(R) Neptune(R) Drying Center, the two-in-one dryer to meet your laundry
needs, the Maytag(R) Neptune(R) Top-Load washer, the Maytag(R) Wide-by-Side(TM)
refrigerator, the Maytag(R) Double Oven Free-Standing range and the Maytag(R)
Jetclean(R) II dishwasher, the world's first and only dishwasher with three
full racks. For more information on any Maytag appliance visit
http://www.maytag.com/ or call 800-688-9900.  Maytag is part of the complete
collection of brands offered by Maytag Corporation, a leading producer of home
and commercial products. The corporation's principal brands include Maytag(R),
Hoover(R), Jenn-Air(R), Amana(R), Dixie-Narco(R) and Jade(R).

About ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992
as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce air pollution through
increased energy efficiency. Today, with assistance from the Department of
Energy, the ENERGY STAR program offers businesses and consumers energy-
efficient solutions to save energy, money and help protect the environment for
future generations. More than 7,000 organizations have become ENERGY STAR
partners and are committed to improving the energy efficiency of products,
homes and businesses. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit
http://www.energystar.gov/ or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).

  Media Contact:  Jill Spiekerman
  Maytag Corporate Communications
  [phone]
  

  Media Contact:  Maria Vargas
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  [phone]
  

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CONTACT:  Jill Spiekerman, Maytag Corporate Communications,

[phone],  , or Maria Vargas of U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, [phone],  



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