The Importance of Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement for Lighting Products

Peter Banwell, Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Program Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic August 4, 2011

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Need for MVE

Overview: • 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 2

Benefits of MVE to Parties

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• • Cadillac Large Truck Manufacturers

MVE - USA

• Fines Recall – 470,000 cars • Fines, Spending $ 1.1 billion 4

MVE - Japan

Japanese Refrigerators – Reported Energy vs Actual measured value (original test) labeled value (JIS test) 1000 905 800 600 400 200 698 399 190 200 491 180 689 664 200 220 500 180 467 468 467 449 477 493 535 506 370 410 420 280 640 495 478 686 622 370 400 350 360 360 340 0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1* B2* B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 (425) (415) (404) (401) (415) (407) (321) (307) (465) (320) (323) (320) (415) (395) (401) (401) (415) (401) Existing survey A (JCA, July 2004) Existing survey B (NCAC of Japan, July 2002) Existing Survey C (JCA, July 2001) 5

Lighting Performance Specifications – Harmonization Benefits Essential product performance requirements Measurement units

Luminous efficiency Product Lifetime Lumen maintenance (at 3 points in life) Mercury content Operating voltage Switching withstand Lumen/Watt Hours Percentage@ hours Milligrams Volts to Volts Number of switches over life 6

Comparative Labels

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Endorsement Labels

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MVE Levels / Costs

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Lighting MVE – USA Example

Started in 2000 in response to – complaints – lack of verification testing 10

MVE Process – USA

• Products identified by sponsors • Samples purchased at retail • Products sent (by mail) to certified lighting laboratory 11

Compact Fluorescent MVE Results Cycles 1-9

Rapid cycle stress test still challenging 12

Energy Star MVE 40% Life Lumen Maintenance (>80%)

3% Tolerance Median = 86% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100%

% of Lumens Maintained

• Industry (partner) funded • Off the shelf retail sampling • Certified lighting lab • De-listing of poorly performing products 13

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

Lawrence Berkeley Labs, citing Bloomberg 17

MVE and Phase Out Programs Complement each other

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.

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Recommendations

• 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 19

Thank you

Peter Banwell ENERGY STAR Program Washington DC [email protected]

202 343 9408 www.enlighten-initiative.org

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