For devices to be certified to the Energy Commission (as defined in §100.1), the manufacturer must comply with the requirements of certification. Certification includes a declaration of compliance, executed under penalty of perjury of the laws of California, that the regulated device meets the requirements.
For compliance with the Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20 California Code of Regulations, §1606) and the Energy Standards, the Energy Commission maintains a database of appliances, controls, and other devices that have been certified to the Energy Commission.
For compliance with the residential lighting requirements, this database includes lighting controls, and lamps and luminaires that comply with the requirements in Reference Joint Appendix JA8 in order to be classified as “high efficacy.”
Building departments, builders, contractors, and lighting designers should check the Energy Commission database to verify that a regulated device has been certified to the Energy Commission by the manufacturer of that device.
The database can be found here:
http://energy.ca.gov/appliances/
The 2016 Energy Standards require all residential lighting installed to be high efficacy, and for some applications, to be JA8 compliant light sources.
Joint Appendix JA8 “Qualification Requirements for High Efficacy Light Sources,” is prepared as a technical specification with requirements for high efficacy light sources which can be luminaires and lamps. The table below provides highlights of JA8 requirements. Those who are interested in the technical aspects of high efficacy light sources should refer to Reference Joint Appendix JA8 for details.
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METRIC |
JA8 REQUIREMENTS |
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Light Source Type |
LED, OLED Fluorescent, HID, Incandescent, Other |
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Product type |
Omnidirectional lamp, Directional lamp, Decorative lamp, LED light engine, inseparable SSL luminaire, other |
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Lab accredited by NVLAP or accreditation body operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011? |
Yes |
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Initial Efficacy |
≥ 45 lumens/Watt |
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Power Factor at Full Rated Power |
≥ 0.90 |
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Start time |
≤ 0.5 sec |
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Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) |
For inseparable SSL luminaires, LED light engines and GU24 LED lamps: ≤4000 Kelvin For all other sources: ≤ 3000 Kelvin |
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Duv |
≥-0.0033 and ≤ +0.0033 |
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Color Rendering Index (CRI) |
≥ 90 |
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Color Rendering R9 (red) |
≥ 50 |
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Ambient or elevated temperature test for rated life, lumen maintenance, and survival rate |
“Ambient” allowed only for omnidirectional lamps <10W, and decorative lamps, or labeled “not for use in enclosed fixtures,” lamps and light engines that are labeled “not for use in recessed fixtures” and “inseparable SSL luminaires.” All others must report “Elevated.” |
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6,000 hour lumen maintenance |
≥ 86.7% or NA for integral luminaires providing TM-21 L70 projections based on light source LM80 data |
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LM-80 and TM-21 Projected Time to L70 |
≥ 25,000 hours, or N/A for light sources providing 6,000 hour lumen maintenance testing |
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Rated life |
≥ 15,000 hours |
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6,000 hour survival rate |
≥ 90% or NA for integral luminaires whose lumen maintenance/rated life is evaluated using light source LM-80 data. |
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Minimum dimming level |
≤ 10% |
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Dimming control compatibility |
At least one type must be listed |
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NEMA SSL 7A compatible? |
If compatible with forward phase cut dimmer control, “Yes.” If not, “No.” |
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FLICKER: See JA10 Table 10-1 for flicker data requirements and permissible answers |
<30% for frequencies of 200 Hz or below, at 100% and 20% light output |
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AUDIBLE NOISE: 100% light output: Audible Noise |
≤ 24 dBA |
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20% light output: Audible Noise |
≤ 24 dBA |
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MARKING: Marked in accordance with JA8.5 |
Yes. “No” allowed only for lamps and LED light engines with diameter less than 1.0” and decorative lamps with a diameter less than 2.0”1 |
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1 As stated, marking is not required for lamps and LED light engines with diameter less than 1 inch and decorative lamps with diameter less than 2 inch. However, the manufacturer of such products may opt to put a JA8 marking on these lamps and light engine products to show JA8 compliance. | |
Joint Appendix JA10 “Test Method for Measuring Flicker of Lighting Systems and Reporting Requirements,” is prepared as a supplement for the reduced flicker operation requirement of JA8. JA10 is also technical in nature and describes the test method to measure the fluctuation of light from the lighting system and process this signal to quantify flicker as a percent amplitude modulation below a given cut-off frequency. Signal processing is used to remove high frequency components. Refer to Reference Joint Appendix JA10 for details of the test method.
Self-contained lighting controls are required to be certified to the Energy Commission by the manufacturer. A self-contained lighting control is defined in §100.1 as a unitary lighting control module that requires no additional components to be a fully functional lighting control.
Self-contained lighting control devices cannot be sold or offered for sale in California unless they have been certified to the Energy Commission according to the Title 20 Appliance Efficiency Regulations.
Figure 6-1 – Self-Contained Lighting Controls
A lighting control system is defined by §100.1 as two or more lighting control components installed to provide all of the functionality of a compliant self-contained lighting control.
Lighting control systems are not required to be Certified to the Energy Commission, but are instead required to comply with the minimum performance requirements in §110.9, and a Certificate of Installation must be submitted in accordance with the requirements in §130.4:
1. The minimum performance requirements in §110.9 require that a lighting control system functionally meet all of the requirements that a self-contained lighting control is required to meet. For example, a vacancy sensor system must functionally meet all of the requirements in the Title 20 Appliance Efficiency Regulations for a self-contained vacancy sensor.
2. A single lighting control system that is installed to provide the functionality of more than one lighting control device is required to provide all of the functionality of each respective lighting control for which it is installed.
3. Whenever a lighting control system is installed to comply with lighting control requirements in the Energy Standards, a licensee of record must submit a Certificate of Installation in accordance with the requirements in §130.4.
Specific types of lighting control systems must also meet the following requirements:
1. An Energy Management Control System (EMCS may be used to comply with dimmer requirements if at a minimum it provides the functionality of a dimmer.
2. An EMCS may be used to comply with vacancy sensor requirements if at a minimum it provides the functionality of a vacancy sensor.
3. A multi-scene programmable controller may be used to comply with dimmer requirements if at a minimum it provides the functionality of a dimmer.
4. Lighting controls and equipment are required to be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
When used in residential recessed luminaires, all ballasts for compact fluorescent luminaires must be certified by the manufacturer to the Energy Commission according to §110.9(f), as meeting the following conditions:
1. Have a minimum rated life of 30,000 hours when operated at or below a specified maximum case temperature. This maximum ballast case temperature specified by the ballast manufacturer shall not be exceeded when tested in accordance to UL 1598 test procedure 19.15; and
Have a ballast factor of not less than 0.90 for non-dimming ballasts and a ballast factor of not less than 0.85 for dim