EPA Releases Final Draft of Energy Star 1.0

The EPA has released if Final Draft of Energy Star 1.0 Program this week (December 20, 2010). Of interest:

1) Accent and Cove Lights are moved from Residential to Commercial Spec

2) SSL under 5 watts only have to meet a Power Factor requirement greater than 0.5.

3) They have backed off the flicker definition for PWM  LED’s

4) Products certified BEFORE January 1, 2011 will be grandfathered until October 1, 2011 after which they must pass the V1.0 specification.

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