How does EPAct 2005 impact lighting end users?
The Department of Energy estimates that lighting accounts for 20% of the nation’s energy expenditures and as much as 40% of the typical commercial building’s energy bill.* The nation’s lighting users will benefit from EPAct 2005 by capitalizing on the opportunity to significantly reduce their energy consumption and costs via a broad range of energy-efficient lighting technologies. Originally set to expire in 2008, opportunities have been extended until 2013 for commercial lighting users to qualify for tax deductions that reward the use of specific energy-efficient technologies. Efficiency Standards for Lighting Products The act enforces efficiency standards for lighting products such as: • Energy-saving magnetic fluorescent ballasts manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, cannot be sold by a manufacturer on or after October 1, 2009, or incorporated into a luminaire on or after July 1, 2010. • Mercury vapor lamp ballasts cannot be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2008. Philip
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