Lamps Specification Version 2
ENERGY STAR Lamps Specification Version 2 was finalized on December 31, 2015. The Lamps V2 specification replaced the Lamps V1.1 specification on January 2, 2017. 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.
In recent years, EPA has worked with stakeholders to raise the bar for efficient lighting. Building on more than 20 years of partnership to foster the future success of the ENERGY STAR program for lighting, EPA hosted a webinar series in 2016. These interactive webinars furthered the technical discussion, understanding, importance and relevance of key technical topics to the ENERGY STAR program and lighting specifications. Each session featured presentations by multiple technical experts who spoke on the designated topic and provided a forum for open discussion among ENERGY STAR lighting stakeholders. Please visit the ENERGY STAR Lighting Webinar Series web page for more information.
Lamps V2.1 Specification Amendment – June 2, 2020
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Final Specification (Revised June 2020) (PDF, 611 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Specification Amendment Letter (PDF, 37 KB)
Lamps V2.1 Dimming Data Collection Form – September 28, 2017
Lamps V2.1 Dimming Data Collection Form.xlsx (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 17 KB)
ENERGY STAR Requirements for the Use of LM-80 Data – September 28, 2017
ENERGY STAR Requirements for the Use of LM-80 Cover Letter (PDF, 198 KB)
ENERGY STAR Requirements for the Use of LM-80 Data (PDF, 413 KB)
ENERGY STAR Start Time Test Method – September 25, 2017
ENERGY STAR Start Time Test Method Memo (PDF, 0 B)
Flicker Testing Tutorial - September 22, 2017
Bullough-FlickerOverview-2017-09-22 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Bierman-FlickerMetrics-2017-09-22 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Bierman-WaveformAcquisitionBasics-2017-09-22 (PDF, 3.5 MB)
Rogers-ENERGYSTARFlickerSummary-2017-09-22 (PDF, 318 KB)
Lamps V2.1 Final Specification – June 20, 2017
Lamps V2.1 Cover Letter (PDF, 123 KB)
Lamps V2.1 Final Specification (PDF, 911 KB)
Lamps V2.1 Refined Proposals Letter – May 4, 2017
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Refined Proposals Letter (PDF, 99 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Draft Comment Summary and Response (PDF, 91 KB)
Lamps V2.1 Draft Comments
CEE Comments.pdf (PDF, 762 KB)
Dangoo Comments.pdf (PDF, 148 KB)
Intertek Comments.pdf (PDF, 32 KB)
NEMA Comments.pdf (PDF, 246 KB)
Philips Lighting Comments.pdf (PDF, 698 KB)
Westinghouse Lighting Comments.pdf (PDF, 59 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Draft Webinar - February 3, 2017
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Draft 1 Webinar Slides (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Lamps V2.1 Draft – February 2, 2017
Partners and stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments on the first draft to lighting@energystar.gov by Friday February 17, 2017. Please indicate “ENERGY STAR Lamps 2.1 First Draft Comments” in the email subject line.
On Friday February 3, 2017, EPA will host a webinar and in-person meeting beginning at 1:00 PM EST. The first hour will be dedicated to a review and discussion of the proposals in the Lamps V2.1 Draft 1 specification; at 2:00 PM the meeting will shift to a review and discussion of the draft ENERGY STAR Method of Measurement for Light Source Flicker. To register for this webinar please click here. If you wish to attend in person, please RSVP for the meeting to lighting@energystar.gov with the subject line “RSVP Lamps V2.1 Draft 1 Meeting."
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Draft 1 Cover Letter (PDF, 115 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.1 Draft 1 Specification (PDF, 837 KB)
ENERGY STAR Method of Measurement for Light Source Flicker – Draft – February 2, 2017
Partners and stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments on the draft to lighting@energystar.gov by Friday February 17, 2017. Please indicate “ENERGY STAR Flicker Method of Measurement Comments” in the email subject line.
ENERGY STAR Method of Measurement for Light Source Flicker Cover (PDF, 451 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Specification Revisions October 2016
Lamps V2.0 Cover Letter October 2016 (PDF, 34 KB)
Final Lamps Version 2.0 Specification (Revised October 2016) (PDF, 877 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamp Center Beam Intensity Benchmark Tool Revisions September 2016
ENERGY STAR Lamp Center Beam Intensity Benchmark Tool (Revised September 2016) (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 154 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Specification Revisions August 2016
Final Lamps Version 2.0 Specification (Revised August 2016) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
ENERGY STAR TM-21 Calculator – Updated June 18, 2018
ENERGY STAR TM-21 Calculator (EXCEL, 110 KB)
ENERGY STAR TM-21 Calculator for Uneven Test Intervals (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 111 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Specification Revisions February 2016
Lamps V2 Memo February 2016 (PDF, 119 KB)
Final Lamps Version 2.0 Specification (Revised February 2016) (PDF, 822 KB)
ENERGY STAR TM-28 Calculator – Updated February 9, 2016
ENERGY STAR TM-28 Calculator (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 104 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lighting Test Methods
ENERGY STAR Ambient Temperature Life Test Method (PDF, 0 B)
ENERGY STAR Elevated Temperature Life Test Method (PDF, 0 B)
ENERGY STAR Elevated Temperature Light Output Ratio Test Method (PDF, 0 B)
ENERGY STAR Noise Test Method (PDF, 0 B)
ENERGY STAR Recommended Practice - Light Output on a Dimmer (PDF, 0 B)
ENERGY STAR Recommended Practice - Light Source Flicker (PDF, 0 B)
ENERGY STAR Start Time Time Test Method (PDF, 208 KB)
ENERGY STAR Run-Up Time Test Method (PDF, 81 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Webinar: January 29, 2016
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Webinar Slides (PDF, 4.4 MB)
Lamps V2.0 Final Specification - December 31, 2015
Lamps V2.0 Cover Letter (PDF, 155 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps Version 2.0 Final Specification (PDF, 734 KB)
ENERGY STAR Luminous Intensity Calculator Version 1.0 (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 93 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft Final Comments
AccurIC Ltd Comments (PDF, 456 KB)
CA IOU Comments (PDF, 687 KB)
Lutron Comments (PDF, 0 B)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 111 KB)
NEMA Comments (PDF, 0 B)
MaxLite (PDF, 123 KB)
TCP Comments (PDF, 85 KB)
Westinghouse Comments (PDF, 76 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft Final Specification – December 4, 2015
Lamps V2.0 Draft Final Specification (PDF, 1.0 MB)
EPA Cover Letter (PDF, 198 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 3 Comment Summary and Response (PDF, 23 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Interim Proposal Comments
CEC Comments (PDF, 2.3 MB)
CLEAResult Comments (PDF, 721 KB)
Consumers Energy Comments (PDF, 130 KB)
EEI Comments (PDF, 0 B)
Lambda 530 Comments (PDF, 112 KB)
MaxLite Comments (PDF, 121 KB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 108 KB)
NRCan Comments (PDF, 65 KB)
NRDC Comments (PDF, 352 KB)
Peninsula Light Company Comments (PDF, 82 KB)
Philips Lighting Comments (PDF, 275 KB)
United Illuminating Company Comments (PDF, 27 KB)
Westinghouse Comments (PDF, 0 B)
Lamps V 2.0 Interim Proposal
ENERGY STAR Lamps V 2.0 Interim Proposal – November 6, 2015 (PDF, 480 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps - Efficacy vs Date on Market (PDF, 195 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/12/2015 Updated Slides (PDF, 0 B)
Discussion Comments - 11/12/15 (PDF, 0 B)
Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/13/2015 Slides (PDF, 1.0 MB)
Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/23/2015 Slides (PDF, 0 B)
Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/20/2015 Slides (PDF, 1.0 MB)
USAID Power Factor Report (PDF, 1.4 MB)
EPA LED Light Distribution Study – December 2, 2015 (PDF, 804 KB)
Recording: Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/12/2015
Recording: Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/13/2015
Recording: Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/20/2015
Recording: Lamps V2.0 Proposal Discussion – 11/23/2015
Proper driver design eliminates LED light strobe flicker
Targeted Stakeholder Discussion- October 22, 2015
Webinar Attendee List (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 11 KB)
CREE Comments (PDF, 706 KB)
Mass Save, Rhode Island, and Cape Light Compact Comments (PDF, 156 KB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 345 KB)
Soraa Comments (PDF, 87 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 3 Comments
ACS Comments (PDF, 156 KB)
CEC Comments (PDF, 7.0 MB)
CEE Comments (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Lumileds Comments (PDF, 124 KB)
Lutron Comments (PDF, 1.7 MB)
MaxLite Comments (PDF, 116 KB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 310 KB)
NEMA Comments (PDF, 456 KB)
Philips Lighting Comments (PDF, 248 KB)
Soraa Comments (PDF, 201 KB)
TUV Commens (PDF, 28 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 3 Webinar- August 21, 2015
Lamps Version 2.0 Draft 3 Webinar (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 3 – August 6, 2015
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 3 Cover Letter (PDF, 190 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 3 Specification (PDF, 958 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 2 Comment Summary and Response (PDF, 103 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 2 Webinar - April 20, 2015
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 2 Webinar Slides (PDF, 802 KB)
Lamps Specification V2.0 One-Page Development Update (PDF, 275 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 2 - April 10, 2015
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 2 Cover Letter (PDF, 198 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 2 Specification (PDF, 943 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Comment Summary and Response (PDF, 272 KB)
Targeted Stakeholder Discussions: April 1, April 7, 2015
To facilitate an open discussion among stakeholders, EPA will host 2 separate calls on connected lighting and lighting product packaging. These topics generated stakeholder feedback during the specification development process for ENERGY STAR Luminaires and Lamps Versions 2.0 on that led the Agency to believe that further discussion on these topics among stakeholders would be beneficial.
Connected Functionality:
- April 1st 2015 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern. If you are interested in participating, please sign up online at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7163371396800183297
Product Labeling and Packaging:
- April 7th 2015 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern. If you are interested in participating, please sign up online at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6099420174177382657
If you have any questions about either call, please contact the ENERGY STAR Lighting Inbox at lighting@energystar.gov.
Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Comments
ACS Comments (PDF, 349 KB)
Batteries Plus Bulbs Comments (PDF, 120 KB)
CA IOUs Comments (PDF, 801 KB)
Civilight Comments (PDF, 86 KB)
CLEAResult Comments (PDF, 742 KB)
Cree Comments (PDF, 900 KB)
Green Creative Comments (PDF, 224 KB)
Intertek Comments (PDF, 103 KB)
Kobi Electric Comments (PDF, 114 KB)
KTR Comments (PDF, 132 KB)
Lucidity Lights Comments (PDF, 333 KB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 75 KB)
NEMA Comments (PDF, 343 KB)
NRDC Comments (PDF, 656 KB)
Philips Comments (PDF, 314 KB)
UL Comments (PDF, 135 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Stakeholder Meeting - March 3, 2015
During the stakeholder meeting, there was interest among many partners to have further granularity in the analysis, with regards to run-up time, start time, and R9 values. From this discussion, EPA has provided additional analysis in the slide deck below, as well as an anonymized data set for stakeholder to run their own analyses. This analysis has been performed on data from the Lamps Certified Product List on March 5, 2015. To obtain a copy of the stakeholder meeting recording, please email lighting@energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Webinar (18KB MP3)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Stakeholder Meeting (PDF, 3.5 MB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Start-Up, Run-Up, and R9 Analysis Slides (PDF, 247 KB)
ENERGY STAR Certified Lamps Data 3.5.15 (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 326 KB)
Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 - February 13, 2015
Partners and stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments on the first draft to lighting@energystar.gov by Friday March 13, 2015. On Tuesday March 3, 2015, EPA will host a webinar and in-person meeting providing an overview of the Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 specification. To register for this webinar please click here (link is external). If you wish to attend in person, please RSVP for the meeting to lighting@energystar.gov with the subject line “RSVP Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Meeting”.
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Cover Letter (PDF, 216 KB)
ENERGY STAR Lamps V2.0 Draft 1 Specification (PDF, 979 KB)
Applicable Specification Development Pages: