Department of Energy Issues Final Rule on Light Bulbs

On April 19, 2024, DOE issued a final rule adopting amended energy conservation standards for general service lamps. (89 Fed. Reg. 28856, Apr. 19, 2024)

Previously, on May 9, 2022, the DOE finalized a rule reversing the previous administration’s rollback of energy conservation standards for light bulbs. In the final rule, DOE codified a 45 lumens per watt (“lm/W”) backstop energy efficiency requirement for general service lamps that Congress prescribed in EPCA.  (87 Fed. Reg. 27439, May 9, 2022)