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Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamps

This page describes rulemaking activities and regulations regarding energy

efficiency for fluorescent and incandescent lamps.

Statutory Authority

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975 established an energy

conservation program for major household appliances. Title III of EPCA (42 U.S.C.

6291 et seq.) set forth provisions designed to improve energy efficiency.

Amendments to title III of EPCA in the Energy Policy Act of 1992, P.L. 102-486,

established energy conservation standards for certain types of fluorescent lamps and

incandescent reflector lamps, and authorized the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

to amend these standards if such amendments were warranted. (42 U.S.C. 6291(1),

6295(i)(1) and (3)-(4)) The same amendments authorized DOE to adopt standards

for additional types of general service fluorescent lamps if such additional standards

were warranted. (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(5))

On December 19, 2007, the President signed the Energy Independence and Security

Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) (Pub. L. 110-140), which amends EPCA and directs DOE to

undertake new energy conservation standards rulemakings. EISA 2007 also amends

EPCA with regard to general service fluorescent lamps, incandescent reflector lamps,

and general service incandescent lamps. A fact sheet describing provisions in EISA

2007 related to general service incandescent lamps is presented below. EISA 2007

requires the Secretary of Energy to develop a unit sales forecast for 2010-2025 for

five lamp types exempt from the general service incandescent lamp standards. The

forecast report and a spreadsheet of the models are available below.

DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies

Program develops energy conservation standards for consumer products and

commercial equipment. This office has the responsibility for rulemaking activities for

fluorescent and incandescent lamps. Past and present rulemaking activities for these

products are presented below.

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

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Energy Conservation Standard

Final Rule

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Framework Document

Test Procedure

General Service Fluorescent Lamps, Incandescent Reflector Lamps, and

General Service Incandescent Lamps Test Procedure; Final Rule, Federal

Register, July 6, 2009 (PDF 161 KB)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Unit Sales Forecasts for Five Lamp Types

Notice of Data Availability

Previous Federal Register Notices

Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamp Test Procedure, Federal Register, May 29,

1997 (PDF 195 KB)

Supplementary Information

Fact Sheet: General Service Incandescent Lamp Provisions Contained in EISA

2007 (PDF 75 KB)

Contact Information

Linda Graves

Lighting Standards Project Manager

(202) 586-1851

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Energy Conservation Standards Final Rule

The U.S. Department of Energy issued on June 26, 2009 a final rule, amending the

energy conservation standards for general service fluorescent lamps and

incandescent reflector lamps. The final rule also establishes energy conservation

standards and test procedures for additional types of general service fluorescent

lamps. The standards established in the final rule will be applied starting July 14,

2012.

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Reader.

Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for General Service

Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps; Final Rule, Federal

Register, 74FR34080, July 14, 2009 (PDF 1 MB)

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Final Rule Analytical Tool (coming soon)

Contact Information

Linda Graves

Lighting Standards Project Manager

(202) 586-1851

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