1904-AD09 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 1900 Department of Energy DOE Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps

Amendments to Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 direct DOE to conduct two rulemaking cycles to evaluate energy conservation standards for GSLs, the first of which must be initiated no later than January 1, 2014 (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A)-(B)).  EPCA specifically states that the scope of the rulemaking is not limited to incandescent lamp technologies. EPCA also states that DOE must consider in the first rulemaking cycle the minimum backstop requirement of 45 lumens per watt for general service lamps (GSLs) effective January 1, 2020. This rulemaking constitutes DOE's first rulemaking cycle.

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DOE is directed under EPCA to establish standards for GSL’s, and that DOE complete the rulemaking by January 1, 2017.

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Amendments to EPCA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) directed DOE to conduct two rulemaking cycles to evaluate energy conservation standards got GSL’s (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A)-(B)).  Furthermore, pursuant to EPCA, any new or amended energy conservation standard that the Department of Energy (DOE) prescribes for certain products, such as general service lamps, shall be designed to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(A)) and result in a significant conservation of energy (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(3)(B)).

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The statute requires DOE to conduct rulemakings to review standards and to revise standards to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified.  In making this determination, DOE conducts a thorough analysis of the alternative standard levels, including the existing standard, based on the criteria specified in the statute.

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DOE finds that the benefits to the Nation of the proposed energy standards for General Service Lamps outweigh the burdens.  DOE estimates that energy savings will be .85 quads over 30 years and the net benefit to the Nation will be between $4.4 billion and $9.1 billion.

]]> ]]> Framework Document Availability; Notice of Public Meeting 12/09/2013 78 FR 73737 Framework Document Comment Period End 01/23/2014 Framework Document Comment Period Extended 01/23/2014 79 FR 3742 Framework Document Comment Period Extended End 02/07/2014 Preliminary Analysis; Notice of Public Meeting 12/11/2014 79 FR 73503 Preliminary Analysis Comment Period End 02/09/2015 Preliminary Analysis Comment Period Extended 01/30/2015 80 FR 5052 Preliminary Analysis Comment Period Extended End 02/23/2015 Notice of Public Meeting; Webinar 03/15/2016 81 FR 13763 NPRM 03/17/2016 81 FR 14528 NPRM Comment Period End 05/16/2016 Notice of Public Meeting; Webinar 10/05/2016 81 FR 69009 Proposed Definition and Data Availability 10/18/2016 81 FR 71794 Proposed Definition and Data Availability Comment Period End 11/08/2016 Yes Businesses None No www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=83 www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0051 Yes Yes Lucy DeButts Buildings Technologies Office, EE-5B 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 202 287-1604 lucy.debutts@ee.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20585