Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for General Service Fluorescent Lamps, Incandescent Reflector Lamps, and General Service Incandescent Lamps

The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its test procedures for certain fluorescent and incandescent lamps, which manufacturers are required to use to certify compliance with energy conservation standards mandated under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). Specifically, these amendments update citations and references to the industry standards currently referenced in DOE's test procedures, and make several technical modifications. The amendments also provide test methods for some general service fluorescent lamps, based on new product designs, which are subject to existing energy conservation standards but do not currently have test procedures in place. Test procedures for additional general service fluorescent lamps to which the energy conservation standards rulemaking extends coverage will be adopted as part of the upcoming energy conservation standards final rule. Finally, because the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) adopted energy conservation standards for certain general service incandescent lamps, DOE is amending its test procedures for incandescent lamps to provide appropriate methods to test these lamps.