Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 31 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Sub-Agency 000 - GENERAL › Chapter 008 - VERMONT APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY AND WATER CONSERVATION STANDARDS › Section 31 000 008 - VERMONT APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY AND WATER CONSERVATION STANDARDS

Current through June, 2024
Introduction to Rule Text.
The following text of the Department of Public Service rule
				  implementing the Vermont Appliance Efficiency and Water Conservation Standards
				  is comprised of two complete sections of the United States Code of Federal
				  Regulations: 10 C.F.R. Part 430 and 10 C.F.R. Part 431.
Act 42 of 2017, which directed the Commissioner of the
				  Department of Public Service to promulgate this rule, requires that the rule
				  include the minimum efficiency and water conservation standards for each
				  product that is subject to a standard on 10 CFR §§ 430 and 431 as
				  those provisions existed on January 19, 2017, and further requires that minimum
				  standard and testing protocol for each product be the same as those adopted in
				  those sections of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Preamble.
The Vermont Appliance Efficiency and Water Conservations
				  Standards are designed to ensure that the federal appliance and lighting
				  efficiency standards in effect on January 19, 2017 will be in place in Vermont
				  should the federal standards be repealed or voided. Implementation of these
				  standards pursuant to Act 42 shall occur when any existing federal standard
				  included in this rule is withdrawn, repealed or otherwise voided, or where a
				  waiver of federal preemption is issued pursuant to
				  42 U.S.C. §
										6306(b). When a standard
				  that is included in this rule becomes enforceable, a person shall not sell or
				  offer for sale in the State a new product subject to the standard unless the
				  efficiency or water conservation of the new product meets or exceeds the
				  requirements set forth in the standard.
The below listed definitions and minimum efficacy standard
				  for General Service Lamps shall be in effect commencing on 1/1/2020.
General Service Lamp - Definitions
A general service lamp is a lamp that has an ANSI base; is
				  able to operate at a voltage of 12 volts or 24 volts, at or between 100 to 130
				  volts, at or between 220 to 240 volts, or of 277 volts for integrated lamps (as
				  defined in this section), or is able to operate at any voltage for non-
				  integrated lamps (as defined in this section); has an initial lumen output of
				  greater than or equal to 310 lumens (or 232 lumens for modified spectrum
				  general service incandescent lamps) and less than or equal to 3,300 lumens; is
				  not a light fixture; is not an LED down light retrofit kit; and is used in
				  general lighting applications. General service lamps include, but are not
				  limited to, general service incandescent lamps, incandescent reflector lamps,
				  compact fluorescent lamps, general service light emitting diode lamps, and
				  general service organic light emitting diode lamps. GSLs include GSILs. (
				  42
				  U.S.C. 6291(30)(BB)(i)(I)
				  )
The current definition of ''general service incandescent
				  lamp'' is a standard incandescent or halogen type lamp that is intended for
				  general service applications; has a medium screw base; has a lumen range of not
				  less than 310 lumens and not more than 2,600 lumens or, in the case of a
				  modified spectrum lamp, not less than 232 lumens and not more than 1,950
				  lumens; and is capable of being operated at a voltage range at least partially
				  within 110 and 130 volts.
General service lamps do not include:
-- Appliance lamps;
-- Black light lamps;
-- Bug lamps;
-- Colored lamps;
-- G shape lamps with a diameter of 5 inches or more as
				  defined in ANSI C79.1-2002;
-- General service fluorescent lamps;
-- High intensity discharge lamps;
-- Incandescent reflector lamps
-- Infrared lamps;
-- J, JC, JCD, JCS, JCV, JCX, JD, JS, and JT shape lamps that
				  do not have Edison screw bases;
-- Lamps that have a wedge base or prefocus base;
-- Left-hand thread lamps;
-- Marine lamps;
-- Marine signal service lamps;
-- Mine service lamps;
-- MR shape lamps that have a first number symbol equal to 16
				  (diameter equal to 2 inches) as defined in ANSI C79.1-2002, operate at 12
				  volts, and have a lumen output greater than or equal to 800;
-- Other fluorescent lamps;
-- Plant light lamps;
-- R20 short lamps;
-- Reflector lamps (as defined in this section) that have a
				  first number symbol less than 16 (diameter less than 2 inches) as defined in
				  ANSI C79.1-2002 and that do not have E26/E24, E26d, E26/50x39, E26/53x39,
				  E29/28, E29/ 53x39, E39, E39d, EP39, or EX39 bases;
-- S shape or G shape lamps that have a first number symbol
				  less than or equal to 12.5 (diameter less than or equal to 1.5625 inches) as
				  defined in ANSI C79.1-2002;
-- Sign service lamps;
-- Silver bowl lamps;
-- Showcase lamps;
-- Specialty MR lamps;
-- T shape lamps that have a first number symbol less than or
				  equal to 8 (diameter less than or equal to 1 inch) as defined in ANSI
				  C79.1-2002, nominal overall length less than 12 inches, and that are not
				  compact fluorescent lamps (as defined in this section);
-- Traffic signal lamps.
Appliance lamp means any lamp that--
(1) Is specifically designed to operate in a
				household appliance and has a maximum wattage of 40 watts (including an oven
				lamp, refrigerator lamp, and vacuum cleaner lamp); and
(2) When sold at retail, is designated and
				marketed for the intended application, with
(i) The designation on the lamp packaging;
				and
(ii) Marketing materials that
				identify the lamp as being for appliance use.
Black light lamp means a lamp that is designed and marketed
				  as a black light lamp and is an ultraviolet lamp with the highest radiant power
				  peaks in the UV-A band (315 to 400 nm) of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Bug lamp means a lamp that is designed and marketed as a bug
				  lamp, has radiant power peaks above 550 nm on the electromagnetic spectrum, and
				  has a visible yellow coating.