How does the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 affect the use of socket adapters as they relate to ceiling fan light kits?
DOE reviewed the language in Section 321(e) of EISA 2007 which amended Section 332(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit certain types of socket adapters. (42 U.S.C. 6302(a)) Specifically, the statute prohibits “any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler to distribute in commerce an adapter that—(A) is designed to allow an incandescent lamp that does not have a medium screw base to be installed into a fixture or lampholder with a medium screw base socket; and (B) is capable of being operated at a voltage range at least partially within 110 and 130 volts.” DOE interprets this legislative provision as banning socket adapters that would enable lamps that do not have medium screw bases from being installed into medium screw base sockets. This prohibition of certain socket adapters appears in the same section of EISA 2007 where Congress establishes mandatory efficiency standards for medium screw base lamps, and thus is most likely intended to prevent sock
