Rulemaking for Compact Fluorescent Lamps Test Procedure
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are fluorescent lamps with a bent-tube construction designed to fit in small spaces. CFLs can be of integrated or non-integrated design with non-reflector or reflector shapes. Whereas the ballast used to operate an integrated CFL is integral to the lamp, the ballast used to operate a non-integrated CFL is separate from the lamp and can be replaced. Non-integrated CFLs are constructed with multiple tubes joined together and are typically used in commercial downlights and wall sconces. Integrated CFLs are primarily spiral shapes (i.e. curly forms) with some including a bulb-shaped covering over the spiral. A good portion of integrated CFLs are medium base CFLs (MBCFLs) commonly found in residential fixtures.
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) existing energy conservation standards and test procedures apply only to integrated MBCFLs. DOE has regulated the energy efficiency level of MBCFLs since 2005. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) amended Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) setting energy conservation standards for MBCFLs. DOE will conduct an analysis of energy, emissions, and cost reductions when it reviews these standards in future rulemakings.
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DOE has published a Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking regarding test procedures for compact fluorescent lamps regarding. 80 FR 45724 (July 31, 2015). Comments are due October 14, 2015.
A public meeting was held on August 31, 2015.
The compact fluorescent lamps test procedure rulemaking docket EERE-2015-BT-TP-0014 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents. For the latest information on the planned timing of future DOE regulatory milestones, see the current Office of Management and Budget Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. All planned dates are preliminary and subject to change.
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DOE is conducting a rulemaking regarding energy conservation standards for general service lamps. For more information, please see the rulemaking webpage.
Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.; “EPCA” or, “the Act”) sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) amended EPCA to require that MBCFL test procedures be based on the August 2001 version of the “ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements for CFLs.” (1) (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(12)) Additionally, EPCA requires that at least once every 7 years, DOE must conduct an evaluation of all covered products and either amend the test procedures or publish a determination in the Federal Register not to amend them. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A))
For more information related to this rulemaking, please email:
compact_fluorescent_lamps@ee.doe.gov
