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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.
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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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. 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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