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ENERGY STAR Certification to Combine CFLs and LEDs into Lamp Specification
As mentioned previously, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is combining the scope of the Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) and Integral LED Lamps specifications into one technology-neutral Lamps specification. EPA held a webinar on August 8, 2012 to describe some of the requirements of this Lamps Draft 2 specification. Following is a summary of some of the... Read More
ENERGY STAR Merges Lighting Scopes into New Luminaires & Lamps Specifications
Although this year marks the 20th anniversary of the ENERGY STAR program, lighting was a bit late to the party. It wasn’t until 15 years ago that residential light fixtures got their first ENERGY STAR specification, and 13 years ago that compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) did. ENERGY STAR lighting continues to evolve. Following are some... Read More