Table 2: Annual Household Energy, GHG, and Cost Savings            
    V7.0 Efficiency Criteria    
  Equipment Climate Zone Annual Electrical Savings
(kWh)
Annual Gas Savings
(MMBtu)
Annual Savings
($)
Annual Emissions Reduction
(pounds of CO2)
% of Shipments by Climate Zone (2020)    
  Windows Northern (Market) 108.70 7.85 $107.39 1,085 25%    
  Northern (Code) 71.94 4.86 $67.15 679 15%    
  North/Central (Market) 117.29 4.54 $76.47 711 12%    
  North/Central (Code) 67.47 2.24 $38.98 366 9%    
  South/Central (Market) 394.23 0.67 $67.17 683 15%    
  South/Central (Code) 119.02 0.16 $19.78 202 14%    
  Southern (Market)** 467.86 -0.25 $51.26 688 11%    
    Type Annual Electrical Savings
(kWh)
Annual Gas Savings
(MMBtu)
Annual Savings
($)
Annual Emissions Reduction
(pounds of CO2)
% of Shipments by Type (2020)    
  Doors >1/2 Lite 13 0.40 $3.14 66 68%    
  ≤1/2 Lite 5 0.35 $1.22 48 32%    
  Assumptions:   (1) Cost of electricity is $0.1350/kWh in the Northern zone, $0.1263/kWh in the North/Central zone, $0.1479/kWh in the South/Central zone, $0.1191/kWh in the Southern zone, and $0.1244/kWh Nationally (2) Elec. Emissions Factor = 1.533 lbs CO2E/kWh,  (3) Gas Emissions Factor = 116.98 lbs CO2/MMBtu, (4) Average single family detached house with window surface area of 15%, and (5) Southern market products are equal to or better than the building code for that zone.     
     
     
                   
  Table 3: Lifetime Household Energy, GHG, and Cost Savings            
    V7.0 Efficiency Criteria      
  Equipment Climate Zone Lifetime Electrical Savings
(kWh)
Lifetime Gas Savings
(MMBtu)
Lifetime Savings
($)
Lifetime Emissions Reduction
(pounds of CO2)
     
  Windows Northern (Market) 2,717 196.17 $2,684.82 27,114      
  Northern (Code) 1,799 121.52 $1,678.65 16,972      
  North/Central (Market) 2,932 113.51 $1,911.81 17,774      
  North/Central (Code) 1,687 56.08 $974.61 9,146      
  South/Central (Market) 9,856 16.79 $1,679.34 17,073      
  South/Central (Code) 2,975 4.11 $494.38 5,043      
  Southern (Market)** 11,697 -6.24 $1,281.52 17,201      
    Type Lifetime Electrical Savings
(kWh)
Lifetime Gas Savings
(MMBtu)
Lifetime Savings
($)
Lifetime Emissions Reduction
(pounds of CO2)
     
  Doors >1/2 Lite 252 8.00 $62.80 1,323      
  ≤1/2 Lite 98 7.00 $24.35 969      
  Assumptions:  (1)  An average lifetime of 20 years for doors and 25 years for windows was used, and (2) Southern market products are equal to or better than the building code for that zone.       
       
                   
  Table 4: National Annual Savings Potential              
    V7.0 Efficiency Criteria          
  Equipment National Electrical Savings
(GWh)
Gas Savings
(MMBtu)
National Cost Savings
(millions of $)
National CO2 Emissions Reduction
(billions of lbs)
       
  Windows 12,655  $            233,135,672 $155,725 46.67        
  Doors 1,181  $              44,706,590 $658 7.04        
  Totals                            13,836  $            277,842,261 $156,383                         53.71        
  Assumptions:  Assumes all windows and doors in the U.S. are ENERGY STAR at the Version 7.0 criteria over the 25 year lifetime for windows and 20 year lifetime for doors. Assumes annual shipments of 52 million windows and 12 million doors.