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ENERGY STAR® SSL Criteria in Development

The DOE ENERGY STAR criteria for solid-state lighting (SSL) luminaires are updated on a regular basis to keep pace with SSL technology advances.

Draft Criteria for LED Outdoor Lighting

DOE has released the second draft performance criteria for outdoor pole-mounted area and roadway luminaires, outdoor wall-mounted area luminaires ("wall packs"), and parking garage/canopy luminaires. DOE has developed a new metric, called Fitted Target Efficacy (FTE), for the evaluation of outdoor pole-mounted area and roadway luminaires. Links to the cover letter, draft criteria, FTE calculator, as well as background information on the metric are provided below. Stakeholder review and comments were invited through July 31, 2009.

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.  Download Adobe Reader.

Cover Letter (PDF 140 KB)
Second Draft ENERGY STAR Performance Criteria (PDF 128 KB)
Fitted Target Efficacy (FTE) Overview (PDF 284 KB)
FTE Algorithm (PDF 400 KB)
FTE Calculator Instructions (PDF 552 KB)
FTE Calculator

Draft Criteria for Integral LED Lamps

DOE has released the third draft performance criteria for integral LED lamps. Stakeholder review and comments were invited through October 16, 2009.

Cover Letter (PDF 114 KB)
Third Draft Criteria for Integral LED Lamps (PDF 628 KB)
Formal Comments