Hi Folks,
Put the panic
button away. This "new" energy legislation is nothing of the sort. It merely reinstalls the rules already in place that were to go into
effect in 2017 before Trump rescinded them. Nothing new here. No, HPLs and other Entertainment lamps are NOT impacted. This energy legislation affects GSL lamps- General Service Lamps. This is lighting for homes, offices,
etc., the kind of which you can find at a Lowes or Home Depot.
In the August 2021 NOPR, DOE proposed to amend the definitions of general service lamp and general service
incandescent lamp as follows: 18 General service lamp means a lamp that has an
ANSI base; is able to operate at a
voltage of 12 volts or 24 volts, at or between 100 to 130 volts, at or between 220 to 240 volts, or of 277 volts for integrated lamps (as defined in this section), or is able to operate at any
voltage for non-integrated lamps (as defined in this section); has an initial
lumen output of greater than or equal to 310 lumens (or 232 lumens for modified spectrum general service
incandescent lamps) and less than or equal to 3,300 lumens; is not a light
fixture; is not an
LED downlight retrofit kit; and is used in general lighting applications.
As you can see below, HPLs and other major Theatrical types do not come close to qualifying. Everyone take a deep breath, smile, and go back to stressing about other things like COVID, Supply Chain issues, and the War in Ukraine.
General service lamps include, but are not limited to, general service
incandescent lamps, compact
fluorescent lamps, general service light-emitting
diode lamps, and general service organic light emitting
diode lamps. General service lamps do not include: (1) Appliance lamps; (2) Black light lamps; (3)
Bug lamps; (4) Colored lamps; (5) G shape lamps with a diameter of 5 inches or more as defined in
ANSI C79.1–2002 (incorporated by reference; see §430.3); (6) General service
fluorescent lamps; (7) High
intensity discharge lamps; (8)
Infrared lamps; (9) J, JC, JCD, JCS, JCV, JCX, JD, JS, and JT shape lamps that do not have
Edison screw bases; (10) Lamps that have a
wedge base or
prefocus base; 19 (11) Left-hand thread lamps; (12) Marine lamps; (13) Marine signal service lamps; (14) Mine service lamps; (15) MR shape lamps that have a first number symbol equal to 16 (diameter equal to 2 inches) as defined in
ANSI C79.1–2002 (incorporated by reference; see §430.3), operate at 12 volts, and have a
lumen output greater than or equal to 800; (16) Other
fluorescent lamps; (17) Plant light lamps; (18) R20 short lamps; (19)
Reflector lamps (as defined in this section) that have a first number symbol less than 16 (diameter less than 2 inches) as defined in
ANSI C79.1–2002 (incorporated by reference; see §430.3) and that do not have E26/E24, E26d, E26/50x39, E26/53x39, E29/28, E29/53x39, E39, E39d, EP39, or EX39 bases; (20) S shape or G shape lamps that have a first number symbol less than or equal to 12.5 (diameter less than or equal to 1.5625 inches) as defined in
ANSI C79.1–2002 (incorporated by reference; see §430.3); (21) Sign service lamps; (22) Silver bowl lamps; (23) Showcase lamps; (24) Specialty MR lamps; 20 (25) T-shape lamps that have a first number symbol less than or equal to 8 (diameter less than or equal to 1 inch) as defined in
ANSI C79.1–2002 (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3), nominal overall length less than 12 inches, and that are not compact
fluorescent lamps (as defined in this section); (26) Traffic signal lamps. 86 FR 46611, 46625-46626. General service
incandescent lamp means a standard
incandescent or
halogen type lamp that is intended for general service applications; has a medium screw
base; has a
lumen range of not less than 310 lumens and not more than 2,600 lumens or, in the case of a modified spectrum lamp, not less than 232 lumens and not more than 1,950 lumens; and is capable of being operated at a
voltage range at least partially within 110 and 130 volts; however, this definition does not apply to the following
incandescent lamps— (1) An appliance lamp; (2) A black light lamp; (3) A
bug lamp; (4) A colored lamp; (5) An
infrared lamp; (6) A left-hand thread lamp; (7) A marine lamp; (8) A marine signal service lamp; 21 (9) A mine service lamp; (10) A plant light lamp; (11) A
reflector lamp; (12) A rough service lamp; (13) A shatter-resistant lamp (including a shatter-proof lamp and a shatterprotected lamp); (14) A sign service lamp; (15) A silver bowl lamp; (16) A showcase lamp; (17) A 3-way
incandescent lamp; (18) A traffic signal lamp; (19) A vibration service lamp; (20) A G shape lamp (as defined in
ANSI C78.20) (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3) and
ANSI C79.1-2002 (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3) with a diameter of 5 inches or more; (21) A T shape lamp (as defined in
ANSI C78.20) (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3) and
ANSI C79.1-2002 (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3) and that uses not more than 40 watts or has a length of more than 10 inches; and (22) A B, BA, CA, F, G16-1/2, G-25, G30, S, or M-14 lamp (as defined in
ANSI C79.1-2002) (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3) and
ANSI C78.20 (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3) of 40 watts or less. 86 FR 46611, 46625-46626.