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Lighting Legislation/Regulations and Rebate Information
 



Lighting Resources

Summary of Lighting Legislation and Regulations--

EPACT 2005 (start at bottom to top)

Federal Tax Incentives: extended until December 31, 2013
Federal Ballast Rule- T12 (4’ & 8’) magnetic ballasts: no longer made or sold- July 1, 2010
Mercury Vapor ballast can no longer be made or sold: January 2008



EISA 2007 (Energy Independence and Securities Act) (start at bottom to top)

Efficiency standards for standard incandescent lamps will change again in 2020 & 2025.
Standard incandescent lamps can no longer be made or sold: 40A19 2014
Standard incandescent lamps can no longer be made or sold: 60A19 2014
Standard incandescent lamps can no longer be made or sold: 75A19 2013
Standard incandescent lamps can no longer be made or sold: 100A19 2012
All new metal halide fixtures between 150 and 500 watts must be pulse start metal halide: July 2012
Certain incandescent reflector floods can no longer be made or sold: June 2008



Resources--

www.energystar.gov - Energy Star information with links to many other resources
www.designlighting.org - Resource for lighting design issues
http://energy.senate.gov/public/_files/RL342941.pdf - Summary of the EISA 2007 legislation
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-110hr6enr/pdf/BILLS-110hr6enr.pdf - The EISA 2007 bill
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/4f1bccda2e664b56852578690050df28?OpenDocument - EPA standards
http://www.lightingtaxdeduction.org/ - Commercial Tax deduction information
http://www.energy.gov/taxbreaks.htm - Tax information
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/factsheets.html - DOE SSL Fact Sheet