Directives

The directives below provide additional requirements intended to clarify and elaborate upon the Conditions and Criteria for all EPA-recognized accreditation bodies, certification bodies, and laboratories.

• Directive #2011-01, March 21, 2011, Appropriate Marketing of ENERGY STAR Services by EPA-recognized Bodies (PDF, 89 KB)
• Directive #2011-02, March 21, 2011, EPA Policy on Laboratory Scopes of Accreditation for the ENERGY STAR Program (PDF, 77 KB)
• Directive #2011-04, May 9, 2011, ENERGY STAR Verification Testing for Certification Bodies - Test Sample Sizes and Determining Testing Failures (Non-Lighting Products) (PDF, 89 KB)
• Directive #2011-05, June 14, 2011, Measured versus Reported Values for ENERGY STAR Certification (PDF, 28 KB)
• Directive #2011-06, Revised November 16, 2022, ENERGY STAR Verification Testing Supplement (PDF, 191 KB)

• Directive #2012-01, August 16, 2016, ENERGY STAR Luminaires Verification Testing Guidance: Test Requirements, Sample Sizes and Determining Testing Failures (PDF, 247 KB)
• Directive #2012-02, September 28, 2012, ENERGY STAR Brand Owner Policy (PDF, 155 KB)
• Directive #2014-01, April 1, 2014, Responsibilities for Maintaining Product Certifications (PDF, 171 KB)
• Directive #2015-01, Revised March 1, 2017, ENERGY STAR Lamps Verification Testing– Test Requirements, Sample Sizes and Reporting Failures (PDF, 224 KB)
• Directive #2015-02, April 16, 2015, ENERGY STAR Verification Testing for Independent Coil Manufacturers (ICM) Combinations (PDF, 155 KB)
• Directive #2019-01, July 16, 2019, ENERGY STAR Roof Products Sunset (PDF, 156 KB)
• Directive #2019-02, November 21, 2019, Component Inspection of ENERGY STAR® Commercial Food Service Products (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Directive #2020-01, March 26, 2020, ENERGY STAR Ceiling Fan Lighting Verification Testing– Test Requirements, Sample Sizes and Determining Testing Failures (PDF, 45 KB)
• Directive #2021-01, December 16, 2021, Implementation of Requirements for ENERGY STAR Laboratories (PDF, 443 KB)
• Directive #2023-01, November 16, 2023, ENERGY STAR Downlights Verification Testing Requirements and Test Failure Determination (PDF, 27 KB)