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A minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) is a specification, containing a number of performance requirements for an energy-using device, that effectively limits the maximum amount of energy that may be consumed by a product in performing a specified task. An MEPS is usually made mandatory by a government's energy efficiency body.
The criteria were based on the lighting industry standards and test procedures. [31] Light fixtures which have earned Energy Star combine quality design with the high energy efficiency. [32] To qualify for an Energy Star rating light fixtures must: [33] Uses 1/4 the energy of traditional lighting; Reduced energy bills and bulb replacement.
A prescriptive energy code delineates specific requirements or criteria for building components that must be fulfilled in order to be in compliance with the code. [8] [22] For example, “the allowable watts per square foot of lighting systems, and the minimum energy efficiencies required of mechanical systems.” [8]
2004 – From 2000 to 2004, CLASP provided assistance for the development and implementation of 21 new minimum energy performance standards, energy efficiency endorsement labels, and energy information labels that will save 250 megatons of CO 2 by 2014. 2005 – CLASP became an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1: Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard published by ASHRAE and jointly sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) that provides minimum requirements for energy efficient designs for buildings except for low-rise residential buildings (i.e. single-family homes ...
The program was established under Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and gives the Department of Energy (DOE) the authority to develop and implement test procedures and minimum standards for more than 60 products covering residential, commercial and industrial, lighting, and plumbing applications. [2]
The Australian Federal Government announced minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for lighting products. The new minimum standard efficiency level is 15 lumens per watt (lm/W) . From November 2008, no non-compliant lighting (including some incandescent globes) were imported into Australia, and from November 2009, the retail sale of non ...
California was the first state to implement minimum energy efficiency standards in 1974. It was the first to establish an energy regulation commission – the California Energy Commission. These regulations and codes have been in effect since 1974. California has the lowest per capita energy consumption in the US. [3]