EPAct 2005 - Key Points
Effective January 1, 2006 ...
- Exit signs must meet Energy Star v2.0
- Torchieres are limited to 190 watts maximum
- Medium based CFLs (bare and covered bulbs, not reflector types) must meet Energy Star v2.0 requireemnts for:
- Initial LPW
- Lumen maintenance at 1000 hours and at 40% of rated life
- Rapid cycle stress testing
- Lamp life
Effective January 1, 2008 ...
- Mercury Vapor Lamp Ballasts for general illumination applications may not be manufactured or imported
- •Late in 2005, a notice in the Federal Register clarified that this also includes new luminaires containing such ballasts.
- •2007 EISA legislation provides for continued use in specialty applications provided the ballast is marked “Not for general illumination” and identifies the specialty application.
Effective July 1, 2009 ...
- •New efficiency requirements for ballasts operating Energy Saver-type T12 fluorescent lamps go into effect.
- –By 2010, ballast manufacturers cannot manufacture replacement ballasts that do not pass the new Ballast Efficacy Factors (BEF) requirements.
- –Exceptions
- Dimming ballasts that dim to 50% or less
- T12 HO ballasts capable of starting down to -20°F
- Low power factor ballasts labeled for use in residential applications only
Additional timing issues ...
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Action | Per 2000 Ballast Rule: BEF Standards for operation of full-wattage T12 Lamps | Per 2005 EPAct: BEF Standards for operation of energy- saving T12 Lamps |
| Ballast manufacturers can no longer make ballasts that do not pass the new requirements for use in new fixtures. | April 1, 2005 | July 1, 2009 |
| Ballast manufacturers cannot sell ballasts that do not pass the new requirements to U.S. fixture manufacturers. | July 1, 2005 | October 1, 2009 |
| Fixture manufacturers cannot sell fixtures that include ballasts that do not pass the new requirements. | April 1, 2006 | July 1, 2010 |
| Ballast manufacturers cannot manufacture replacement ballasts that do not pass the new requirements. | July 1, 2010 | July 1, 2010 |