DOE Seeks Comment on New Data for Proposed Lamp Ballast Standards
The Department of Energy has issued a notice of data availability and request for comments regarding additional data and new information to inform proposed energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts. Comments are due by September 14, 2011.
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DOE explains that in April 2011, it proposed new and amended standards for these ballasts pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA). Since then, stakeholders have provided additional data and raised concerns regarding the test data DOE used in support of the proposed rule and DOE’s approach to accounting for measurement variation and compliance certification requirements. In response, DOE conducted additional testing and is publishing this notice to announce the availability of additional data, describe the methodological changes DOE is considering based on the additional data; and present efficiency levels developed using the revised methodology and all available test data.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/08/11 news, 11040833, for BP summary of DOE's April 2011 proposed rule.)