Lamps Specification Versions 1.0 and 1.1

ENERGY STAR Lamps Specification Version 1.0 was finalized on August 28, 2013. The Lamps V1.0 specification will replace the Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) V4.3 and Integral LED Lamps V1.4 specifications on September 30, 2014. Materials related to the revision process are provided below. Partners and other interested parties with questions can contact Taylor Jantz-Sell (EPA) at jantz-sell.taylor@epa.gov or lighting@energystar.gov.

ENERGY STAR Lamps Specifcation Version 2.0 is under development. Information on the lamps specification revision process can be found on the Lamps Specification V2.0 page.

ENERGY STAR TM-28 Calculator – Updated February 9, 2016

ENERGY STAR TM-28 Calculator (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 104 KB)

ENERGY STAR TM-21 Calculator – Updated February 9, 2016

ENERGY STAR TM-21 Calculator (EXCEL, 110 KB)

ENERGY STAR TM-21 Calculator for Uneven Test Intervals (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 111 KB)

August 28, 2014 – ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1 Cover Letter (PDF, 107 KB)

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1 Final Specification (PDF, 828 KB)

July 23, 2014 – ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1 Revised Proposal

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1 Revised Proposal (PDF, 191 KB)

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1 Proposed CBCP Tool (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 152 KB)

May 23, 2014 – ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1 Letter

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.1 Letter (PDF, 258 KB)

August 28, 2013 – ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Final Specification

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Final Cover Letter (PDF, 64 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Final Specification (PDF, 833 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Final Test Methods and Recommended Practices (PDF, 2.0 MB)

Resource Documents for Lamps V1.0

Recertification Testing Guide – Compact Fluorescent Lamps V4.3 to Lamps V1.0 (PDF, 127 KB)
Recertification Testing Guide – Integral LED Lamps V1.4 to Lamps V1.0 (PDF, 127 KB)
ANSI Ellipse Data Templates (for CFLs) (PDF, 32 KB)
Dimming Work for Lamps V1.0 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Lamps V1.0 Dimming Data Submission Form (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 19 KB)
Omnidirectional Incandescent Analysis (PDF, 545 KB)

July 9, 2013 – ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Final Draft Specification

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Final Draft Specification (PDF, 932 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Final Draft Test Methods and Recommended Practices (PDF, 2.0 MB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Final Draft Cover Letter (PDF, 46 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Final Draft Comments Received and Agency Response Summary (PDF, 118 KB)

Final Draft Comments Received (comment period closed July 23, 2013)

CREE Comments (PDF, 184 KB)
Joinluck Comments (PDF, 233 KB)
LG Comments (PDF, 77 KB)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Comments (PDF, 230 KB)
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) Comments (PDF, 22 KB)
Orb Optronix Comments (PDF, 64 KB)
Philips Comments (PDF, 117 KB)
Switch Lighting Comments (PDF, 466 KB)

May 13, 2013 – ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 4 Specification Webinar

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Draft 4 Specification Webinar (PDF, 745 KB)

April 19, 2013 – Draft 4 Version 1.0 Specification

ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 4 Version 1.0 Specification (PDF, 708 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 4 Version 1.0 Test Methods (PDF, 2.0 MB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 4 Version 1.0 Cover Letter (PDF, 114 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 4 Comments Received and Agency Response Summary (PDF, 186 KB)

Fourth Draft Comments Received (comment period closed May 17, 2013)

Biglight Comments (PDF, 256 KB)
CEE (Consortium for Energy Efficiency) Comments (PDF, 1.4 MB)
CREE Comments (PDF, 528 KB)
CREE Supplemental Comments (PDF, 2.1 MB)
GE Comments (PDF, 109 KB)
Hengidan Group Tospo Comments (PDF, 332 KB)
Hubbell Lighting Comments (PDF, 43 KB)
International Assication of Lighting Designers (IALD) Comments (PDF, 41 KB)
Intematix Comments (PDF, 633 KB)
Intertek Comments (PDF, 100 KB)
ITL Comments (PDF, 11 KB)
LG Electronics Comments (PDF, 103 KB)
Lucidity Lighting Comments (PDF, 270 KB)
Lutron Comments (PDF, 118 KB)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Comments (PDF, 558 KB)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Comments (PDF, 231 KB)
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) Comments (PDF, 41 KB)
Once Comments (PDF, 127 KB)
Philips Comments (PDF, 141 KB)
Sang Ji Scientific Comments (PDF, 70 KB)
Seoul Semiconductor Comments (PDF, 296 KB)
Soraa Comments (PDF, 664 KB)
Southern California Edison (SCE) Comments (PDF, 340 KB)
Switch Lighting Comments (PDF, 762 KB)
TCP Comments (PDF, 93 KB)
UL Verification Services (Guangzhou) Comments (PDF, 131 KB)

January 16, 2013 – ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 3 Test Methods

ENERGY STAR Draft Test Method – Elevated Temperature Life Test (PDF, 204 KB)
ENERGY STAR Draft Test Method – Ambient Temperature Life Test (PDF, 182 KB)
ENERGY STAR Draft Test Method – Elevated Temperature Light Output Ratio (PDF, 192 KB)
ENERGY STAR Draft Test Method – Start Time (PDF, 181 KB)
ENERGY STAR Draft Test Method – Run up Time (PDF, 152 KB)

January 11, 2013 – ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 3 Specification Webinar

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Draft 3 Specification Webinar (PDF, 1.6 MB)

December 21, 2012 – Draft 3 Version 1.0 Specification

EPA welcomes your feedback on this document. Comments on Draft 3 are due via email to lamps@energystar.gov no later than Friday, January 18, 2013.

ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 3 Version 1.0 Specification (PDF, 757 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 3 Version 1.0 Cover Letter (PDF, 39 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 3 Comments Received and Agency Response Summary (PDF, 260 KB)

Third Draft Comments Received (comment period closed January 18, 2013)

3M Comments (PDF, 119 KB)
American Lighting Association Comments (PDF, 81 KB)
Bazz Comments (PDF, 43 KB)
Biglight Comments (PDF, 164 KB)
California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) Comments (PDF, 268 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) Comments (PDF, 2.0 MB)
CREE Comments (PDF, 538 KB)
CSA Group Comments (PDF, 118 KB)
GE Comments (PDF, 436 KB)
International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Comments (PDF, 183 KB)
Integrated Lighting Concepts Comments (PDF, 148 KB)
Intertek Comments (PDF, 101 KB)
Joinluck Comments (PDF, 42 KB)
LG Electronics Comments (PDF, 202 KB)
Lighting Design Alliance Comments (PDF, 109 KB)
Lumen LED Comments (PDF, 98 KB)
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) Comments (PDF, 106 KB)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Comments (PDF, 441 KB)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Comments (PDF, 306 KB)
Philips Comments (PDF, 90 KB)
Philips Lumileds Comments (PDF, 24 KB)
Randall Whitehead Lighting Solutions Comments (PDF, 82 KB)
Skynet Lighting Comments (PDF, 152 KB)
Solid State Lighting and Energy Center Comments (PDF, 194 KB)
Soraa Comments (PDF, 782 KB)
Soraa Support for High CRI LED Lamps for ENERGY STAR (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Switch Lighting Comments (PDF, 686 KB)
University of California Santa Barbara Comments (PDF, 160 KB)

August 8, 2012 - ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 2 Specification Webinar

ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 Draft 2 Specification Stakeholder Meeting (PDF, 2.0 MB)

July 6, 2012 - Draft 2 Version 1.0 Specification

EPA welcomes your feedback on this document. Comments on Draft 2 are due via email to lamps@energystar.gov no later than August 24, 2012.

ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 2 Comments Received and Agency Response Summary (PDF, 251 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 2 Version 1.0 Cover Letter (PDF, 184 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 2 Version 1.0 Specification (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Second Draft Comments Received (comment period closed August 24, 2012)

Bell-southcn LED Inspection and Testing Laboratory Comments (PDF, 72 KB)
Bridgelux Comments (PDF, 107 KB)
Consortium for Energy Efficiency Comments (PDF, 49 KB)
Cree Comments (PDF, 200 KB)
GE Lighting Comments (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Greenlite Lighting Comments (PDF, 252 KB)
Isine Comments (PDF, 97 KB)
ITL Comments (PDF, 15 KB)
Joinluck Comments (PDF, 64 KB)
Khosla Ventures Comments (PDF, 135 KB)
Leedarson Lighting Comments (PDF, 112 KB)
LG Electronics Comments (PDF, 71 KB)
Lighting Sciences Canada Comments (PDF, 97 KB)
Loeb Electric Comments (PDF, 106 KB)
Lucidity Lights Comments (PDF, 137 KB)
NEMA Comments (PDF, 386 KB)
NRDC Comments (PDF, 513 KB)
PG&E Comments (PDF, 276 KB)
Philips Lumileds Comments (PDF, 25 KB)
Philips Comments (PDF, 118 KB)
Samsung Comments (PDF, 138 KB)
Switch Lighting Comments (PDF, 221 KB)
TCP Comments (PDF, 156 KB)
Hengdian Group Tospo Lighting Comments (PDF, 216 KB)
UL Comments (PDF, 166 KB)

November 30, 2011 - ENERGY STAR Lamps Specification Webinar

ENERGY STAR Lamps Specification Draft 1.0 Stakeholder Meeting Audio Recording (17MB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Specification Draft 1.0 Stakeholder Meeting (PDF, 2.0 MB)
CEE Lamps Specification Draft 1.0 Webinar Presentation (PDF, 375 KB)
NRDC Lamps Specification Draft 1.0 Webinar Presentation (PDF, 243 KB)

October 24, 2011 - ENERGY STAR Lamps Version 1.0 Laboratory / AB / CB Round Table

ENERGY STAR Lamps Version 1.0 Laboratory / AB / CB Round Table (PDF, 723 KB)
IES TM-21-11: Overview, History, and Q&A Session (PDF, 1.0 MB)

October 21, 2011 - Draft 1 Version 1.0 Specification

EPA welcomes your feedback on this document. Comments on Draft 1 are due via email to lamps@energystar.gov no later than Friday, December 9, 2011.

Color Spectrum Educational Tool
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 1 Version 1.0 Specification (PDF, 303 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 1 Version 1.0 Cover Letter (PDF, 45 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Draft 1 Comments Received and Agency Response Summary (PDF, 293 KB)

First Draft Comments Received (comment period closed December 9, 2011)

ADSP Consulting, LLC (PDF, 41 KB)
Advanced Compliance Solutions (PDF, 461 KB)
Amerlux Global Lighting Solutions (PDF, 48 KB)
ATG Electronics (PDF, 12 KB)
Bell-Southcn LED INspection and Testing Laboratory (PDF, 44 KB)
California Energy Commission (PDF, 134 KB)
California Lighting Technology Center (PDF, 32 KB)
CEE (PDF, 73 KB)
CREE (PDF, 196 KB)
CREE Comments 2 (PDF, 86 KB)
Hengdian Group Tospo Lighting Co, Ltd. (PDF, 82 KB)
ITL Boulder (PDF, 21 KB)
Joinluck (PDF, 52 KB)
Kichler Lighting (PDF, 10 KB)
Leedarson Lighting (PDF, 101 KB)
Lemnis Lighting (PDF, 68 KB)
Lextar Electronics Corp. (PDF, 121 KB)
LG Electronics (PDF, 31 KB)
Litetronics (PDF, 84 KB)
Littelfuse (PDF, 108 KB)
MathPath Optics (PDF, 157 KB)
MaxLite (PDF, 38 KB)
Nebraska Energy Office (PDF, 76 KB)
NEEP (PDF, 76 KB)
NEMA (PDF, 273 KB)
NRDC (PDF, 122 KB)
O2Micro (PDF, 31 KB)
Philips (PDF, 137 KB)
Philips Lumileds (PDF, 74 KB)
Seoul Semiconductor (PDF, 52 KB)
Switch (PDF, 48 KB)
TCP (PDF, 177 KB)
Toshiba (PDF, 127 KB)
UL (PDF, 27 KB)

September 9, 2011 - ENERGY STAR Final Lumen Maintenance Guidance

Note: The ENERGY STAR Lamps V1.0 specification may or may not reference LM-80 test reports. These materials are placed here for stakeholder review in the event that the Lamps specification does reference LM-80 test reports.

ENERGY STAR Final Lumen Maintenance Guidance (PDF, 95 KB)
ENERGY STAR Final Lumen Maintenance Guidance Cover Letter (PDF, 41 KB)