Background:

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) requires DOE to periodically determine whether more- stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. DOE is issuing this final determination pursuant to the EPCA requirement that not later than 6 years after issuance of any final rule establishing or amending a standard, DOE must publish either a notification of determination that standards for the product do not need to be amended, or a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) including new proposed energy conservation standards 

Specific decision:

DOE first analyzed the technological feasibility of more energy efficient GSFLs. For those GSFLs for which DOE determined higher standards to be technologically feasible, DOE estimated energy savings that would result from potential energy conservation standards by conducting a national impacts analysis (NIA). DOE evaluated whether higher standards would be cost effective by estimating the net present value (NPV) of the total costs and benefits experienced by consumers. Based on the results of the analyses, DOE determined that current standards for GSFLs do not need to be amended. This Final Determination will be effective 30 days after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.

GSFLs current performance requirements § 430.32 (n), general service fluorescent lamps manufactured on or after January 26, 2018,  must meet or exceed the following lamp efficacy standards shown in the table: 

BACL Expert advice:

DOE regulations are mandatory certification requirements for entering the North American market. DOE establishes the reference standards and main directions of regulations, and also provides standard basis for manufacturers' product design and performance requirements. BACL will also continue to focus on DOE regulations update progress, to provide customers with the most timely and effective information, to ensure that your products smoothly exported to the North American market! 

BACL Service:

BACL is the Energy Star testing laboratory, certification body, and verification testing laboratory accredited by the EPA. At the same time we obtain the authorization and recognition of NVLAP (Lab Code: 200707-0), IAS (Accreditation No.: PCA-139, TL-1044, AA-797), CNAS (Registration No.: L2408, L5662, L6290, L9963, L11432, IB0343), A2LA(Certificate No.: 3297.01, 3297.02, 3297.03), and so on. Respectively have testing sites in US, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Kunshan, such places. With the ability to complete the energy efficiency aging detection of 60,000 lights at the same time. BACL is currently a large-scale energy efficiency testing laboratory in China.

We can provide you with testing and certification service, such as US Energy Star, DLC, DOE, CEC Title20, CEC Title24, LDL, FTC Label, European Union ErP, Canada NRCan, UK EST, Australia GEMS/VEET/IPART, Energy Efficiency Label ELI, Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Label and etc.