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ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY STAR®
UL’s Performance Test Capabilities Luminaire Testing Laboratory (Allentown, PA)
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UL’s Performance Test Capabilities Nansha Technology Testing Center - Nansha, China
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UL Testing and Test Equipment Manufacturer UL Lighting Sciences – Arizona USA
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“A UNIQUE AND SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF LIGHTING.”
– ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING
SOCIETY 2011
ENERGY STAR® Program Overview Overall Goal:
Keep Pace with Evolving New Technology while Preserving & Enhancing Consumer Confidence in the ENERGY STAR® Brand.
EPA & DOE Assume New Roles to Enhance Program :
EPA: Brand Manager - New Products, Marketing & Outreach, Product Database DOE: Technical Support - Test Procedures, Monitoring & Verification, Metrics
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What Has Changed?
Program has changed from Self-Declaration to Third-Party Certification.
EPA Recognized Laboratories Products must be tested at EPA recognized laboratories Labs must be Accredited by EPA recognized Accreditation Bodies
EPA Recognized Certification Bodies New ENERGY STAR® products must be qualified Through an EPA recognized Certification Body for approval
www.energystar.gov/testingandverification
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ENERGY STAR® Program Overview
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ENERGY STAR® Program Overview
What is a Certification Body? • An ISO/IEC Guide 65 accredited organization for conducting conformity
assessment programs in specific disciplines • Serves as the technical reviewer and certifier of new products to use the
ENERGY STAR® mark • Issues Certificate of Compliance authorizing use of the ENERGY STAR® mark • Conduct ongoing verification of all ENERGY STAR® Qualified products
UL was one of the first certifiers to earn recognition by the EPA as an approved Certification Body.
What is a Recognized Laboratory? • Laboratories that are ISO 17025 accredited to the required product test method
and have been approved as recognized laboratories by the EPA • Laboratories that are approved by a recognized CB’s Data Acceptance Program
as either: • A Supervised Manufacturer Test Laboratory (SMTL) • A Witnessed Manufacturer Test Laboratory (WMTL)
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Partner with a Certification Body
• Effective Jan 1, 2011, all new product qualifications received by the EPA for inclusion in the program must be from a CB
CB’s will review test report and submit all necessary paperwork directly to the EPA on behalf of the manufacturer.
Manufacturers no longer have to fill out applications and submit paperwork to DOE / EPA Consultants for review and approval.
To sign up with UL as your CB, go to ul.com/lighting and click on energy star
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ENERGY STAR® Certification Process
Certification Bodies (CB’s) are required to retest a minimum of 10% of the base models in their program annually to ensure continued product compliance.
(Based on the total number of basic models enrolled by product category with the CB)
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ENERGY STAR® Verification Testing
How will products be selected?
About half of the above models will be selected at random, with an exception given to models that have been tested recently
as part of verification or challenge testing
The remainder shall be selected considering previous base model failures, referrals from consumers, input from
consumer groups or regulatory agencies, and the sales
volume of models provided to the EPA
Model procurement for verification testing
The CB will make selections in priority order:
**Note:
Manufacturers are not allowed to self select product for testing.
• Off the Shelf
• From a Warehouse
• Off the Line
Location of Verification testing
At the CB’s chosen, EPA recognized, third party laboratory for models selected off the shelf and from a warehouse.
If selected off the line, then the manufacturer’s first party laboratory can be used, provided it is EPA recognized and witnessed by the CB.
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CB Selected Products
CB Verification
Process
What if a Product Fails Annual Verification Testing?
The EPA requires the CB to notify the EPA of the failure within 2 business days. Partner will be given the opportunity for testing a second sample
What Happens if an ENERGY STAR® Certified Product is Challenged?
• The challengee is notified
• If the challenge is proved to be false, UL will notify the challenger, provide the results, and retain the deposit
• If the challenge is proven true, UL will refund the challenger’s deposit, suspend the certification, and notify the EPA to determine the next course of action.
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ENERGY STAR® Verification Testing
Leveraging UL’s Data Acceptance Program
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Leverage UL’s Data Acceptance Program (DAP) as a means for acceptance of externally generated test data for both Safety and Energy Efficiency
Streamlined Safety and Energy Efficiency
Leveraging UL’s Data Acceptance Program
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Client Test Data Program CTDP-CB’s Client Test Data Program
• Equivalent to EPA’s SMTL • CTDP is available to all qualified clients • Can be an expansion of existing scope • CTDP utilizes Manufacturer’s test
laboratories • Data generated through CB’s CTDP can be
submitted to CB for compliance to Energy Efficiency Regulations
CTDP Assessments are conducted initially and annually thereafter and include :
• Audit Scope • Laboratory Quality Program • Physical Resources • Equipment • Qualified Personnel and Procedures
Witness Test Data Program WTDP-CB’s Witness Test Data Program
• Equivalent to EPA’s WMTL
• Tests conducted on premise under the supervision of UL personnel.
• Test facility must have equipment, environment, consumables, and personnel appropriate to conduct tests.
• Instruments used for testing must be calibrated by an accredited calibration laboratory to a nationally or internationally recognized standard of measure.
Two Easy Options:
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Leveraging UL’s Data Acceptance Program
How To Get Started:
1 ) Laboratory
• Temperature, Humidity, Vibration, Airflow • Utility & Supply Power Regulation
2) Equipment
• Life/In-Situ/Seasoning Racks • Integrating Sphere with Spectroradiometer • Type C Goniophotometer (required by LM-79)
• Environmental Chambers
3) Test Procedures / Documentation
4) Qualified Personnel
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