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ENERGY STAR Program Guidance RegardingLED Package,LED Array and LED Module Lumen MaintenancePerformance Data Supporting Qualification of Lighting ProductsSeptember 9,2011Section 1:Purpose of this Document Timeline for ImplementationThe purpose of this document is to provide guidance regarding lumen maintenance testing andreporting (i.e.IES LM-80-08,or"LM-80")for LED packages,LED arrays,and LED modules"subcomponent(s))referenced to demonstrate compliance with ENERGY STAR lumenmaintenance and/or color maintenance performance requirements detailed in Programspecifications for lighting products“product(s)”).The most commonly employed approach to fulfilling ENERGY STAR lumen maintenanceperformance requirements is through projections based in part upon LM-80 test reports.Thisguidance addresses topics related to subcomponent-level lumen maintenance data that are notexplicitly covered in ENERGY STAR lighting specifications because of the quickly evolvingnature of solid state lighting technology.The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)willperiodically review this guidance to ensure its content acknowledges the latest technologicalimprovements to solid state lighting subcomponents.This document supports all ENERGY STAR lighting specifications that include solid statelighting within their scope,and is intended to ensure uniform treatment of lumen maintenancedata by ENERGY STAR manufacturing partners("partners *)subcomponent manufacturers,andEPA-Recognized Laboratories and Certification Bodies.This document addresses:the content of LM-80 test reports(section 3)the application of LM-80 test reports in support of product qualification (section 4)the use of preexisting test reports while testing of successors is underway (section 5)EPA s intention is for testing and reporting to follow this guidance going forward.This guidance as it relates to testing applies to LM-80 testing not already initiated as ofNovember 9,2011,and thus does not apply to testing already completed,currently underway orin the final planning stages.This guidance as it relates to reporting of LM-80 test data applies to all reports issued or revisedon or after September 9,2011.Preexisting test reports issued prior to September 9,2011 may bereferenced as existing without any changes.Please note this document includes guidance which may be in addition to,or in place of,thetesting and reporting requirements that are detailed in IES LM-80-08.Laboratories mustclearly notate in their test reports any and all variances from the IES LM-80-08 method ofmeasurement.September 9,2011page 1