Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Industry

Some Decorative LED Lamps Won’t Meet DOE Proposed GSL Standard

David Shiller February 8, 2023

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On December 22^nd, I published a story about the U.S. DOE’s proposal to significantly increase general service lamp (GSL) efficacy requirements, here. I’ve since learned that many manufacturers of lamps and luminaires, in the decorative lighting industry, are concerned about certain classes of LED lamps that won’t meet the proposed new federal standard.

At issue are highly decorative LED lamps that won’t meet DOE December 2022 GSL proposal of approximately 120 lpw+. The exact efficacy requirement is a variable formula, based on lumen output and lamp type. Most at risk are frosted decorative, high CRI, low output, and smaller lamps that currently can’t meet the DOE proposed efficacy levels.

Both NEMA and ALA are planning comments to DOE to share industry concerns that some decorative LED lamp types can’t meet the proposed efficacy standard. The DOE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) can be found here.

David Shiller

David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and Senior Business Development Consultant at Capacity Consulting, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has been co-chair of the ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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