PEARL

The Program for the Evaluation and Analysis of Residential Lighting (PEARL) is a watchdog program. It was created in response to complaints received by utility program managers about the performance of certain ENERGY STAR® lighting products being promoted within their service territories and the lack of a self-policing mechanism within the lighting industry that would ensure the reliability of these products and their compliance with ENERGY STAR specifications. To remedy these problems, PEARL purchases and tests products that are available to the consumer in the marketplace.

Utilities, energy efficiency advocates, and market transformation organizations that focus on residential lighting products and are part of the ENERGY STAR program created PEARL in the year 2000. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) administers the program and runs the PEARL testing laboratory, which is on site. PEARL provides the test results to PEARL sponsors, who then pass them on to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. Manufacturers whose products were tested also get copies of the results. To date, PEARL has tested 156 models of compact fluorescent lamps and 52 models of luminaires (light fixtures).

Test Results

CFL Test Results (2000 - 2007)

Sponsors

Bonneville Power Administration
Long Island Power Authority
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
   - Efficiency Vermont
   - Key Span Energy
   - National Grid
   - Northeast Utilities
   - NStar
   - United Illuminating
Pacific Gas & Electric
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Southern California Edison
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

If you would like more information on PEARL, email Noah Horowitz, Program Director or contact Conan O'Rourke, Program Administrator.