Additional ENERGY STAR^®
Product Categories in Canada

ENERGY STAR – Lighting Equipment

Residential Light Fixtures
Compact Fluorescent Lampls (CFLs)
Decorative Light Strings (DLS)

Residential Light Fixtures

Residential light fixtures are now included in the list of products that can qualify for ENERGY STAR in Canada. The ENERGY STAR symbol can be used by participating manufacturers and retailers to promote qualified residential lighting fixtures. Consumers who purchase these fixtures can expect to reduce their electricity consumption and costs by about 66 percent compared to a standard fixture.

More details on qualified residential light fixtures

Questions and answers on qualified residential light fixtures

Technical specifications for manufacturers

CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps)

CFLs have undergone many changes since they were first introduced over 15 years ago. ENERGY STAR qualified light bulbs are available in a variety of shapes and sizes and can fit in many of the most common fixtures. More choices are available now than ever before!

ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs, they:

• fit in most fixtures – indoors and out
• they use up to 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs
• last for at least five years (based on 3 hours of use per day)
• provide excellent lighting recover their costs through energy savings

Questions and answers on CFLs

Many styles of CFLs, look like they are twisted or can look like regular incandescent light bulbs. CFLs last longer and consume up to 75 percent less energy than standard bulbs – and that makes a whole lot of difference on your energy bill!

Energy efficiency pays. The average Canadian home has 30 light fixtures that consume close to $200 worth of electricity every year. Replacing just five bulbs with ENERGY STAR qualified CFL bulbs in areas that require more than three hours of light a day saves approximately $30 a year.

CFLs have undergone many changes since they were first introduced 15 years ago. New designs mean that they will fit in almost any light fixture.

Compact fluorescent bulbs that meet ENERGY STAR specifications have an extended life– they are rated to last up to 10 times that of regular incandescent light bulbs of equivalent power.

Regular incandescent light bulbs have changed very little since their invention in the 1800s. They waste a lot of energy – less than 10 percent of the energy they consume is used for lighting. The remaining 90 percent is wasted in the form of heat.

The next time you need to replace some light bulbs, remember that each ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs bulb you purchase is equal to 6 to 10 regular incandescent light bulbs and uses up to 75 percent  less energy.

ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs produce the same light output as regular incandescent light bulbs, but they use less energy. When you think in terms of energy conservation, this is where the big difference is!

Key Information on CFLs

Ready to use articles on lighting equipment

• Switch and Save handy reference card PDF
• Switch and Save pamphlet PDF
• Mercury in CFLs factsheet PDF
• Disposal of used and broken CFLs factsheet PDF
• Residential Lighting fact sheet PDF

List of Product Models for CFLs

We are currently sharing lists of ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) with ENERGY STAR in the United States. When you click on the links below, you will be taken to the U.S. ENERGY STAR web site.

List of models: ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs

List of manufacturers of CFLs

When purchasing light bulbs, it is important to know that the wattage rating listed on the bulb and packaging isn't a measure of light output, but a measure of the energy the bulb uses. This table is provided as a guide only. Check the product packaging to determine the equivalent wattage.

Standard Incandescent Bulb (watts)	ENERGY STAR Qualified CFL (approximate equivalent watts)	Minimum Light Output (lumens)
40	10	450
60	15	800
75	20	1100
100	29	1600
150	38	2600

Decorative Light Strings (DLS)

ENERGY STAR qualified Decorative Light Strings (DLS) consume up to 95 percent less energy than standard decorative lights. To qualify for ENERGY STAR, a DLS must consume 0.2 watts of energy or less per lamp. The criteria is also based upon electrical requirements, as well as lifetime, inspection, and - depending on how the DLS are to be used – weathering tests. Coloured light strings must have an average maintained light output of no less than 70 percent to qualify for ENERGY STAR. Strings containing white or phosphor-based lamps must have an average maintained light output of no less than 50 percent to qualify.

Qualified brands and authorized importers of decorative light strings

Questions and answers on decorative light strings

Technical specifications

Traffic Signals and Exit Signs – No Longer Part of ENERGY STAR in Canada

NRCan is proposing to establish a minimum energy performance level for traffic signals, based on the current ENERGY STAR qualifying level, in the next set of amendments to Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations. The new minimum efficiency requirement is equivalent to the ENERGY STAR qualification level for traffic signals.

Exit signs have been removed from the list as a result of changes to the regulated minimum efficiency levels for these products, which was included as part of Amendment 9 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations in November 2004. The new minimum efficiency requirement is equivalent to the ENERGY STAR qualification level for exit signs.

List of models : Exit signs

The ENERGY STAR name and the ENERGY STAR symbol are registered trademarks of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and are used with permission.