| Incandescent
and Halogen Reflector Lamp Products |
| Non-Reflector Type
Incandescent lamps
(includes A-Lamps
Globes, Chandeliers
and PS lamps) |
Phase-out:
100W
January 2012 |
Phase-out:
75W
January 2013 |
Phase-out:
60 & 40W
January 2014 |
Incandescent
Reflector and
Halogen PAR Lamps |
All Incandescent
and Standard
Halogen PAR, BR
and ER lamps will
be phased out
starting in July
2012 except for
exempted lamps. |
Exempt from
Phase-out:
R20 <45W
BR30, ER30, BR40,
ER40 <50W
BR30, BR40 and
ER40=65W. |
Exempt from
Phase-out:
Rough Service,
Vibration
Service and
Safety Coated
lamps |
| General Service
Fluorescent Lamps |
| T10 and T12
GSFLs |
All T10 and T12
lamps will be
phased out by
July 2012 except
for exempted
lamps |
Exempted from
Phase-out:
Lamps with
CRI >87 and
color lamps |
Phase-out:
F32T8 and FB32T8
700 Series lamps
News Release:
D.O.E. Grants USHIO America Exemption for 700 Series T8 Lamps |
| High Intensity
Discharge Lamps and Ballasts |
| Magnetic Ballasted
probe start Metal
Halide systems
may no longer be
used for new
fixtures as of
January 2009. |
Mercury Vapor ballasts cannot be
produced or imported as of 2008.
Mercury Vapor lamps may be sold for
use in appropriate, non-pulse start,
Metal Halide ballasts. Many MH
ballasts are rated for Mercury Vapor
lamps and include the equivalent
codes for reference. |
Mercury Vapor
Lamps will likely
be completely
phased-out in
January 2016
due to new,
pending
regulations. |
| All lamps not mentioned above, including Photolithography,
specialty and short arc lamps, are not covered by energy efficiency regulations and will NOT be discontinued. |
| FTC Lighting Facts |
| Product labeling
will display product performance and energy usage
information using
required package and lamp labeling. Ostensibly, this
is to move consumers away from
selecting lamps based on wattage and encourage
product selection based on
performance and annual energy usage cost. |
