Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Outdoor Lighting Efficiency Act

Findings

The Congress finds as follows: (1)Of all the electricity generated in the United States, 4.4 percent is consumed for outdoor lighting. (2)Outdoor lighting represents approximately 20 percent of all electricity consumed for lighting purposes in the United States. (3)Efficient outdoor lighting technologies provide light quality equal or superior to other technologies in common use today. (4)Efficient outdoor lighting technologies often have longer product lifetimes than other technologies in common use today. (5)The use of efficient outdoor lighting technologies will substantially reduce waste and emissions from power generation, and reduce the cost of electricity used in certain commercial and government applications, such as lighting the Nation’s roadways and parking lots.

Definitions

(a)Section 340(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting the following:

(L)Outdoor luminares. (M)Outdoor high light output lamps. (N)Any other type of industrial equipment which the Secretary classifies as covered equipment under section 341(b).

(b)Section 340 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311) is amended as adding at the end the following:

(25)The term luminaire means a complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps to the power supply. (26)The term outdoor luminaire means a luminaire that is listed as suitable for wet locations pursuant to Underwriters Laboratories Inc. standard UL 1598 and is labeled as Suitable for Wet Locations consistent with section 410.4(A) of the National Electrical Code 2005, except for— (A)luminaires designed solely for signs that cannot be used in general lighting applications; (B)portable luminaires designed for use at theatrical and television performance areas and construction sites; (C)luminaires designed for continuous immersion in swimming pools and other water features; (D)seasonal luminaires incorporating solely individual lamps rated at 10 watts or less; (E)luminaires designed solely to be used in emergency conditions; (F)landscape luminaries, with an integrated photoelectric switch or programmable time switch, with a nominal voltage of 15 volts or less; and (G)components used for repair of installed luminaries. (27)The term outdoor high light output lamp means a lamp that— (A)has a rated lumen output not less than 2601 lumens and not greater than 35,000 lumens; (B)is capable of being operated at a voltage not less than 110 volts and not greater than 300 volts, or driven at a constant current of 6.6 amperes; and (C)is not a Parabolic Aluminized Reflector lamp. (28)The term outdoor lighting control means a device incorporated in a luminaire that receives a signal, from either a sensor (such as an occupancy sensor, motion sensor, or daylight sensor) or an input signal (including analog or digital signals communicated through wired or wireless technology), and can adjust the light level according to the signal.

Standards

Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(g)

Outdoor Luminaires

(1)Each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, shall have— (A)a lighting efficiency of at least 50 lumens per watt; and (B)a lumen maintenance, calculated as mean rated lumens divided by initial lumens, of at least 0.6. (2)Each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after January 1, 2013, shall have— (A)a lighting efficiency of at least 70 lumens per watt; and (B)a lumen maintenance, calculated as mean rated lumens divided by initial lumens, of at least 0.6. (3)Each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after January 1, 2015, shall have— (A)a lighting efficiency of at least 80 lumens per watt; and (B)a lumen maintenance, calculated as mean rated lumens divided by initial lumens, of at least 0.65. (4)In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3), each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, shall have the capability of producing at least two different light levels, including 100 percent and 60 percent of full lamp output. (5)(A)Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending the applicable standards established in paragraphs (3) and (4) if technologically feasible and economically justified. Such a final rule shall be effective no later than January 1, 2020. (B)A final rule issued under subparagraph (A) shall establish efficiency standards at the maximum level that is technically feasible and economically justified, as provided in subsections (o) and (p) of section 325. The Secretary may also, in such rulemaking, amend or discontinue the product exclusions listed in section 340(23)(A) through (G), or amend the lumen maintenance requirements in paragraph (3) if he determines that such amendments are consistent with the purposes of this Act. (C)If the Secretary issues a final rule under subparagraph (A) establishing amended standards, the final rule shall provide that the amended standards apply to products manufactured on or after January 1, 2020, or one year after the date on which the final amended standard is published, whichever is later. (h)

Outdoor High Light Output Lamps

Each outdoor high light output lamp manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, shall have a lighting efficiency of at least 45 lumens per watt.

Test procedures

Section 343(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(10)

Outdoor lighting

(A)With respect to outdoor luminaries and outdoor high light output lamps, the test procedures shall be based upon the test procedures specified in Illuminating Engineering Society procedure LM–79 as of March 1, 2009, and/or other appropriate consensus test procedures developed by the Illuminating Engineering Society or other appropriate consensus standards bodies. (B)If Illuminating Engineering Society procedure LM–79 is amended, the Secretary shall amend the test procedures established in subparagraph (A) as necessary to be consistent with the amended LM–79 test procedure, unless the Secretary determines, by rule, published in the Federal Register and supported by clear and convincing evidence, that to do so would not meet the requirements for test procedures under paragraph (2). (C)The Secretary may revise the test procedures for outdoor luminaries or outdoor high light output lamps by rule consistent with paragraph (2), and may incorporate as appropriate consensus test procedures developed by the Illuminating Engineering Society or other appropriate consensus standards bodies.

Preemption

Section 345 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6316) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(i)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), section 327 shall apply to outdoor luminaries to the same extent and in the same manner as the section applies under part B. (2)Any State standard that is adopted on or before January 1, 2015, pursuant to a statutory requirement to adopt efficiency standards for reducing outdoor lighting energy use enacted prior to January, 31, 2008, shall not be preempted.