The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized minor adjustments to the ENERGY STAR Luminaires specification, reflected in a Version 2.2 (V2.2).
Per a letter from Taylor Jantz-Sell ENERGY STAR Lighting Program Manager, final adjustments include:
1. Personal Device Charging: products such as portable floor and desk task lights with integral USB chargers and AC outlets are no longer excluded from the specification scope.
2. New Method of Measurement: ANSI/IES LM-79-19 is now accepted as a measurement method for new product certifications.
3. Integral Battery Packs: Section 1.1 now states that products with integral battery packs intended for emergency light source operation in the event of loss of normal power are not excluded for the purposes of ENERGY STAR certification.
4. Inseparable Other SSL Luminaires: A formal definition for inseparable “other” now clarifies that LED luminaire types not otherwise itemized in the directional scope must be measured with luminaire photometry. Clarification was also added to express that directional types that are called out in the specification can be separable or inseparable. The exemption of inseparable other products from Color Angular Uniformity and Luminaire Serviceability requirements was always intended and is now explicitly stated as well.
5. Qualified Product Exchange Form: EPA has updated the Qualified Product Exchange forms to simplify the certification of models that could be considered more than one luminaire type (e.g. recessed downlight and downlight SSL retrofit) so long as they meet all relevant requirements for each luminaire type.
Click here to check out the final complete specification.
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