DOE Amends Energy Efficiency Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
The Energy Department on Sept. 14 issued a final rule amending its energy efficiency test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts. The final rule, which is effective Oct. 14, “updates references to industry standards; clarifies the selection of reference lamps; removes…
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extraneous requirements in the stabilization procedure; provides a second stabilization option for measuring ballast luminous efficiency; and revises the test procedure for measuring standby mode energy consumption,” DOE said. The revised test procedures will be mandatory for product testing beginning on March 15, 2021.