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This report was prepared in December 2007 by Beletich and Associates, for the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (E3).
In February 2007, the Australian Minister for the Environment announced the Government's intention to phase-out inefficient incandescent lamps. The aim of this project is to significantly reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, and it places Australia at the forefront of international efforts to tackle climate change.
The measure will be implemented by introducing minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for incandescent lamps, in order to remove the poorest performing products from the Australian marketplace between 2008 and 2015. At the same time, a MEPS for compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) will also be introduced to ensure that only high quality CFLs are sold in Australia. The latter MEPS is necessary to ensure consumers are satisfied with the performance of CFLs and that they become the preferred lamp choice wherever possible.
Other background documents relevant to this project include:
The purpose of this report is to outline a plan for applying MEPS to incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps. This plan represents the culmination of discussions between the Author, Lighting Council Australia and its members, and the Australian Greenhouse Office, held between February and December 2007.
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