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Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant

At a Glance

Category 
none
Status 
active
Fuel type 
electric
Sector 
agricultural, commercial, industrial
Applications 
lighting
Sunset date 
Sep 30, 2023

This Standard Protocol provides the methodology for estimating savings from non-residential lighting projects that are part of new construction projects, additions, major renovations, and changes in space use.  The baseline for savings is the wattage allowances and control types prescribed in the prescriptive path in the building energy code that the project is subject to. For lighting applications exempt from the code, practitioners may estimate a current practice baseline, although savings from these applications are limited to 20% of the total project savings.  To be eligible for this protocol, projects cannot use a performance path to compliance or otherwise trade-off lighting savings with code requirements for other systems.

The ex ante method relies on un-metered estimates of hours of use and controls savings fraction.  The ex post method, which should be applied to a sample of sites, requires metering of hours of use and requires metering to determine controls savings fraction if a programs savings from controls are expected to be more than 5% of the total lighting program savings.

This new measure was approved by the RTF in January 2018.

There is a separate Retrofits Standard Protocol for projects subject to a code baseline.

Standard Protocols

Latest Version

Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Standard Protocol v2.1

File Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Standard Protocol v2.1
QC complete. Corresponds to version 2.1 of calculator.
Date 
Nov 6, 2020
Version number 
2.1

Past Versions

version date document
2.0
Sep 10, 2020
File Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Standard Protocol v2.0
Updated at the September 2020 RTF meeting. Currently undergoing QC.
1.1
May 09, 2018
File Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Protocol v1.1
QC review complete. Corresponds to calculator version 1.1.
1.0
Feb 08, 2018
File Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Standard Protocol v1.0
Approved at the January 2018 RTF Meeting. Associated with v1.0 of calculator.

Calculator

Latest Version

NonResidential Lighting Code Compliant Protocol Calculator v2.2

File NonResidential Lighting Code Compliant Protocol Calculator v2.2
Version corrects an error on the Hours of Use Worksheet. Corresponds to version 2.1 of the protocol.
Date 
Dec 16, 2020
Version number 
2.2

Past Versions

version date document
2.1
Nov 06, 2020
File Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Protocol Calculator v2.1
QC Complete. Corresponds to version 2.1 of the protocol.
2.0
Sep 10, 2020
File Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Protocol Calculator v2.0
Approved at the September 2020 RTF Meeting. Currently undergoing QC
1.1
May 09, 2018
File Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Protocol Calculator v1.1
QC review complete. Corresponds to version 1.1 of standard protocol.
1.0
Feb 08, 2018
File NonResLightingCodeCompliantProtocolCalculator_v1_0.xlsm
Approved at the January 2018 RTF Meeting. Undergoing QC.
Supporting Documents
File Non Residential Lighting-CSF and HOU v1.1

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided 
September 09, 2020
RTF Meeting: September 9, 2020

Approved Standard Protocol Update

Decision Details

Approve the Code Compliant Nonresidential Lighting Standard Protocol as presented:

  • Keep the Status as Active
  • Move Grocery to moderate lighting power
  • Set the Sunset Date to September 30, 2023
Decided 
January 30, 2018
RTF Meeting: January 30-31, 2018

Approve New Standard Protocol

Decision Details

Approve the Code-Compliant Non-Residential Lighting Standard Protocol as presented:

  • Clarify that programs using the ex ante table of hours of use (HOU) can use interviews to estimate HOU for applications not in the table
  • Set the sunset date to September 30, 2020
Decided 
February 18, 2015
RTF Meeting: February 18, 2015

Allocate resources to measure development

Decision Details

Allocate RTF Staff resources towards developing:A Residential Low E Storm Windows UES measure, and A Residential Duct Insulation UES mesure, and A Residential Prescriptive Air Sealing UES measure, and A Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Standard Protocol, and A Next Step Homes measure.

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