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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
NRCan Proposes
New Labels, Third
Party Efficiency
Verification for
Lamps
Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) Office of Energy
Efficiency (OEE) is proposing to amend
Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations in
order to prescribe a common label for
general service lamps, general service
incandescent reflector lamps and CFLs
to help Canadian consumers make
energy efficient choices.
The new label design aims to increase
the label’s visibility and to ensure a common look to the information it provides.
It would apply to the following lighting
products when imported or shipped
inter-provincially for sale in Canada.
C
M
General service lamps: In addition
to the products currently labeled, the
labeling scope would be expanded to
include lamps in the 2,600 to 3,000 lumen range, E12 candelabra base lamps
and G16-1/2, G25 and G30 shaped lamps
with a wattage greater than 20W and
less than or equal to 40W.
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
General service incandescent reflector
lamps (PAR, R, ER and BR lamps): The
labeling scope would be expanded to
include BR30 or BR40 lamps with a
rated power less than or equal to 50W,
BR30 or BR40 lamps with a rated power
of 65W and R20 lamps with a rated
power less than or equal to 45W.
CFLs: The labeling scope would be
expanded to include E12 candelabra
screw base lamps and GU24 pin-based lamps.
NRCan proposes that the new labeling requirements go into effect on Jan.
1, 2012, for CFLs, reflector lamps, general service lamps not covered by minimum energy requirements (MEPS) and
general service lamps that are required
to meet MEPS on Jan. 1, 2012. It proposes Dec. 31, 2012, as the deadline for
general service lamps that are required
to meet MEPS on Dec. 31, 2012.
The proposal would require the fol-
lowing to appear on the lamp packaging:
▶ The new label in bilingual or separate
English and French format
▶ The following text, preferably under-
neath the label:
“To save energy and money,
choose the bulb that has the desired
brightness and then select the one
with the higher efficiency.”
“Pour économiser énergie etar-
gent, choisir une ampoule en tenant
d‘abord compte de la luminosité
désirée, puis du niveau d‘efficacité le
plus élevé.”
▶ The model number of the lamp,
placed in a clear visible manner
▶ Voltage
All label values must be verified by
a certification body with an energy
efficiency verification program ac-
credited by the Standards Council of
Canada (SCC) except for CFLs where
NVLAP and A2LA are accepted. The
product must also bear an energy ef-
ficiency verification mark issued by the
certification body.
Harmonization
In the U.S., the upcoming label for
lamps is required to provide informa-
tion on the front of the package for
brightness and estimated energy cost
per year and on the back of the pack-
age for brightness, estimated cost per
year, life in years, light appearance
and energy used. The most significant
difference is that Canada asks for
efficiency while the U.S. asks for esti-
mated energy cost and life is measured
in years instead of hours.
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