The Importance of Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement for Lighting Products

Peter Banwell, Environmental Protection AgencyEnergy Star Program

Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAugust 4, 2011

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Need for MVEOverview:

• National Efficiency Programs are expanding

• Standards and Labeling Programs – Key Policies

• Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement (MVE) activities can complement standards and labeling

• This area tends to receive less attention than policy development

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Benefits of MVE to Parties

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MVE - USA• Cadillac• Large Truck Manufacturers

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• Fines Recall – 470,000 cars • Fines, Spending $ 1.1 billion

MVE - JapanJapanese Refrigerators – Reported Energy vs Actual

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Lighting Performance Specifications – Harmonization Benefits

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Essential product performance requirements

Measurement units

Luminous efficiency Lumen/Watt

Product Lifetime Hours

Lumen maintenance (at 3 points in life) Percentage@ hours

Mercury content Milligrams

Operating voltage Volts to Volts

Switching withstand Number of switches over life

Comparative Labels

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Endorsement Labels

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MVE Levels / Costs

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Lighting MVE – USA Example

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Started in 2000 in response to– complaints – lack of verification

testing

MVE Process – USA

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• Products identified by sponsors

• Samples purchased at retail

• Products sent (by mail) to certified lighting laboratory

Compact Fluorescent MVE ResultsCycles 1-9

12Rapid cycle stress test still challenging

Energy Star MVE

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•Industry (partner) funded•Off the shelf retail sampling•Certified lighting lab•De-listing of poorly performing products

Lighting MVE – USA LED Example

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LED MVE Results

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MVE Results, Asia CFLs 2009-10

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National Impacts - Monitoring

17Lawrence Berkeley Labs, citing Bloomberg                                    

MVE and Phase Out Programs Complement each other

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With improved design and the implementation of MVE schemes, it is possible to:

• Measure energy efficiency actions,

• Assess the relevant impacts of program approaches.

• Curtail the high levels of non-compliance

• Increase the effectiveness of phase-out programs such as standards and/or labeling.

Recommendations

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• Regional cooperation –harmonization of lighting performance levels/MEPS

• Regional cooperation-laboratory testing/sharing

• Governments -plan ahead with MVE budgets and funding schemes

• Communications with industry is essential

• “penalties” should be real

Consult with Enlighten Initiative for assistance in developing specific plans

Thank you

Peter BanwellENERGY STAR Program

Washington DCBanwell.peter@epa.gov

202 343 9408

www.enlighten-initiative.org

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