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APPENDIX 7A. ADDITIONAL END-USER PRICE RESULTS 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

7A.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 7A-1 

7A.2 FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLASTS................................................................... 7A-1 

7A.3 INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS............................................................ 7A-2 

LIST OF TABLES 

Table 7A.1 End-User Prices for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts in the Commercial and 

Industrial Sectors ........................................................................................ 7A-1 

Table 7A.2 End-User Prices for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts in the Residential Sector........... 7A-2 

Table 7A.3 End-User Prices for the 65W BR30 and CFL....................................................... 7A-2 
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APPENDIX 7A. ADDITIONAL END-USER PRICE RESULTS 

7A.1 INTRODUCTION 

In addition to developing low, mid, and high average end-user prices for lamps, DOE 

also developed a single average end-user price for the new and replacement ballasts analyzed in 

the NIA and LCC and for the 65W BR30 and reflector compact fluorescent lamps (reflector 

CFL) analyzed in the NIA. As with the end-user lamp prices in Chapter 7, DOE also added sales 

tax and installation costs to derive installation costs for the 65W BR30 lamp, reflector CFL, and 

ballasts. This appendix contains the end-user prices results for the 65W BR30 lamp, reflector 

CFL, and fluorescent lamp ballasts. 

7A.2 FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLASTS 

For the replacement ballasts considered in the analysis, DOE gathered prices from 

publicly available manufacturer price schedules and applied a uniform discount that is customary 

for pricing to large customers. All ballast prices represent contractor net price plus contractor 

mark-up for ballasts purchased from a distributor. DOE computed a simple average end-user 

price by applying a 50-percent mark-up above the lowest price paid in large multi-year state 

procurement contracts. Based on conversations with industry experts, DOE believes these prices 

are representative of average end-user sales prices. DOE was able to obtain data on actual prices 

for ballasts it considered in the analyses. 

Table 7A.1 End-User Prices for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts in the Commercial and 

Industrial Sectors 

Lamp Type Ballast Factor Range Ballast Price 

2007$ 

4-foot T8 Medium Bipin Normal and Low BF 0.75-0.88 $18.31*

4-foot T8 Medium Bipin Normal and Low BF 0.75-0.88 $32.26 **

4-foot T8 Medium Bipin High BF 1.0-1.18 $25.49 

4-foot T12 Medium Bipin Normal BF 0.86-0.88 $24.36 

4-foot T5 Miniature Bipin Standard Output Normal BF 0.90-1.15 $33.76 

4-foot T5 Miniature Bipin High Output Normal BF 1.00 $34.78 

8-foot T8 Single Pin Slimline Normal and Low BF 0.78-0.88 $25.86 

8-foot T8 Single Pin Slimline High BF 1.18 $47.51 

8-foot T12 Single Pin Slimline Normal BF 0.85-0.88 $24.73 

8-foot T8 Recessed Double Contact HO Normal BF 0.81-0.88 $48.17 

8-foot T12 Recessed Double Contact HO Normal BF 0.88-0.90 $30.40 

8-foot T12 Recessed Double Contact HO+ Normal BF 0.91-0.95 $26.57 

* Reflects pricing for 3-lamp ballast used in the LCC and NIA. 

** Reflects pricing for two 2-lamp ballasts used in the NIA only. 

+

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Table 7A.2 End-User Prices for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts in the Residential Sector 

Lamp Type Ballast Factor Range Ballast Price 

2007$ 

4-foot T8 Medium Bipin Low BF 0.71-0.78 $16.13 

4-foot T12 Medium Bipin Normal and Low BF 0.65-0.85 $12.97 

4-foot T12 Medium Bipin+ Low BF 0.68 $16.63 +

 Magnetic Ballast 

7A.3 INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS 

As discussed in Chapter 9 and Appendix 5A, DOE considered the potential substitution 

of 65W BR30 Lamps for covered IRL in the shipments analysis. In addition, DOE allows users 

to consider the potential substitution of reflector CFL in the shipments analysis. As a result, 

DOE developed a single average end-user price for the 65W BR30 lamp and the reflector CFL. 

To do this, DOE discounted the blue book price of the 65W BR30 lamp and reflector CFL, 

deriving end-user prices that are consistent with those observed on internet retail sites and homeimprovement / hardware stores. Table 7A.3 presents the end-user prices DOE used for the 65W 

BR30 lamp and the reflector CFL in the shipments analysis and national impact analysis. 

Table 7A.3 End-User Prices for the 65W BR30 and CFL 

Lamp 

Lifetime 

Mid 

Price 

Lamp 

Lamp Type Power Lamp 

Shape CSL 

hr 2007$ W

CFL Reflector CFL 3 8,000 5.92 16.0 

CFL Reflector CFL 3 8,000 7.19 26.0 

Incandescent BR30 0 2,000 1.38 65.0