8C-i 

APPENDIX 8C. PRODUCT RESULTS FOR THE 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCENARIO

LIST OF TABLES

Table 8C.1 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Commercial, T12 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results ....................................... 8C-1

Table 8C.2 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Commercial, T8 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results ......................................... 8C-2

Table 8C.3 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Residential, T12 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results ......................................... 8C-2

Table 8C.4 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Residential, T8 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results ........................................... 8C-3

Table 8C.5 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Four 4-Foot MBP Lamps: LCC 

and PBP Results ................................................................................................ 8C-3

Table 8C.6 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 8-Foot Slimline Lamps (T12 

Baseline): LCC and PBP Results ...................................................................... 8C-4

Table 8C.7 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 8-Foot Slimline Lamps (T8 

Baseline): LCC and PBP Results ...................................................................... 8C-4
8C-1 

APPENDIX 8C. PRODUCT RESULTS FOR THE 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCENARIO

For this NOPR, DOE analyzed efficiency levels that could be met by a sufficient 

diversity of commercially available ballasts. In addition, DOE considered an alternative scenario 

in which manufacturers are assumed to have the capability to redesign certain representative 

ballast types to be more efficient than the products currently available in the market (see 

appendix 5F of the NOPR TSD). This “advanced technology scenario” affects all representative 

ballast types in Product Class 1 (IS and RS ballasts). Table 8C.1 through Table 8C.7 below

present LCC results for the advanced technology scenario.

Table 8C.1 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Commercial, T12 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results

Trial 

Standard 

Level

Efficiency 

Level

Life-Cycle Cost Values

2009$

Installed 

Cost

Discounted 

Operating 

Cost

LCC Average 

Savings 

2009$

Average

Payback Period*

years

Event I: Replacement

Baseline 64.63 234.65 299.28

1 1 55.91 225.82 281.73 17.54 -8.69

2 2 58.58 215.70 274.27 25.00 -2.85

3 3 59.16 197.70 256.87 42.41 -1.33

AdvTech 4 61.81 195.09 256.91 42.37 -0.64

Event II: New Construction / Renovation

Baseline 67.02 234.65 301.66

1 1 58.30 199.89 258.19 43.47 -2.25

2 2 60.97 191.12 252.09 49.58 -1.25

3 3 61.55 187.43 248.98 52.68 -1.04

AdvTech 4 64.20 184.97 249.17 52.49 -0.51

* Negative PBP values indicate standards that reduce operating costs and installed costs.
8C-2 

Table 8C.2 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Commercial, T8 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results

Trial 

Standard 

Level

Efficiency 

Level

Life-Cycle Cost Values

2009$

Installed 

Cost

Discounted 

Operating 

Cost

LCC Average 

Savings 

2009$

Average

Payback Period*

years

Event I: Replacement

1 Baseline / 1 55.08 225.82 280.90

2 2 57.74 215.70 273.44 17.54 2.37

3 3 58.33 197.70 256.03 25.00 1.04

AdvTech 4 60.98 195.09 256.07 24.83 1.73

Event II: New Construction / Renovation

1 Baseline / 1 57.47 225.82 283.29

2 2 60.13 215.79 275.92 7.37 2.39

3 3 60.72 211.57 272.28 11.00 2.05

AdvTech 4 63.37 208.76 272.12 11.17 3.11

* Negative PBP values indicate standards that reduce operating costs and installed costs.

Table 8C.3 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Residential, T12 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results 

Trial 

Standard 

Level

Efficiency 

Level

Life-Cycle Cost Values

2009$

Installed 

Cost

Discounted 

Operating 

Cost

LCC Average 

Savings 

2009$

Average

Payback Period*

years

Event I: Replacement

Baseline 52.99 67.73 120.72

1 1 45.02 56.40 101.42 19.29 -7.52

2, 3 3 46.24 57.30 103.53 17.18 -6.91

AdvTech 4 48.60 56.30 104.90 15.81 -4.10

Event II: New Construction / Renovation

Baseline 55.38 67.73 123.10

1 1 47.41 56.00 103.40 19.70 -7.26

2, 3 3 48.63 53.54 102.16 20.94 -5.08

AdvTech 4 50.99 52.61 103.60 19.50 -3.10

* Negative PBP values indicate standards that reduce operating costs and installed costs.
8C-3 

Table 8C.4 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 4-Foot MBP Lamps 

(Residential, T8 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results

Trial 

Standard 

Level

Efficiency 

Level

Life-Cycle Cost Values

2009$

Installed 

Cost

Discounted 

Operating 

Cost

LCC Average 

Savings 

2009$

Average

Payback Period*

years

Event I: Replacement

1 Baseline / 1 44.11 56.40 100.51

2, 3 3 45.33 57.30 102.63 -2.11 N/A

AdvTech 4 47.70 56.30 104.00 -3.48 374.13

Event II: New Construction / Renovation

1 Baseline / 1 46.50 56.40 102.90

2, 3 3 47.72 53.93 101.65 1.26 5.28

AdvTech 4 50.09 52.99 103.08 -0.18 11.26

* Negative PBP values indicate standards that reduce operating costs and installed costs.

Table 8C.5 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Four 4-Foot MBP Lamps: 

LCC and PBP Results

Trial 

Standard 

Level

Efficiency 

Level

Life-Cycle Cost Values

2009$

Installed 

Cost

Discounted 

Operating 

Cost

LCC Average 

Savings 

2009$

Average

Payback Period*

years

Event I: Replacement

1, 2 Baseline / 2 76.77 407.73 484.49

3 3 79.33 398.46 477.79 6.70 2.49

AdvTech 4 82.65 402.47 485.12 -0.63 10.09

Event II: New Construction / Renovation

1, 2 Baseline / 2 79.16 407.73 486.88

3 3 81.72 402.21 483.94 2.95 4.19

AdvTech 4 85.04 398.06 483.10 3.78 5.49

* Negative PBP values indicate standards that reduce operating costs and installed costs.
8C-4 

Table 8C.6 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 8-Foot Slimline Lamps 

(T12 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results

Trial 

Standard 

Level

Efficiency 

Level

Life-Cycle Cost Values

2009$

Installed 

Cost

Discounted 

Operating 

Cost

LCC Average 

Savings 

2009$

Average

Payback Period*

years

Event I: Replacement

1 Baseline / 1 90.06 434.50 524.56

2 2 89.34 413.71 503.05 21.50 -0.31

3 3 89.68 401.02 490.69 33.86 -0.10

AdvTech 4 92.61 400.95 493.55 31.00 0.68

Event II: New Construction / Renovation

1 Baseline / 1 92.45 434.50 526.94

2 2 91.73 420.63 512.37 14.58 -0.46

3 3 92.07 414.38 506.45 20.50 -0.17

AdvTech 4 94.99 409.77 504.77 22.18 0.92

* Negative PBP values indicate standards that reduce operating costs and installed costs.

Table 8C.7 Product Class 1 – IS and RS Ballasts That Operate Two 8-Foot Slimline Lamps 

(T8 Baseline): LCC and PBP Results

Trial 

Standard 

Level

Efficiency 

Level

Life-Cycle Cost Values

2009$

Installed 

Cost

Discounted 

Operating 

Cost

LCC Average 

Savings 

2009$

Average

Payback Period*

years

Event I: Replacement

1, 2 Baseline /2 90.03 413.71 503.74

3 3 90.37 401.02 491.38 12.36 0.24

AdvTech 4 93.29 400.95 494.24 9.50 2.30

Event II: New Construction / Renovation

1, 2 Baseline /2 92.42 413.71 506.13

3 3 92.75 407.57 500.33 5.80 0.49

AdvTech 4 95.68 403.05 498.73 7.40 2.76

* Negative PBP values indicate standards that reduce operating costs and installed costs.