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 185 models of compact fluorescent lamps and 52 models of luminaires (light fixtures).

CFL Test Results (2000 - 2009)

Sponsors

Bonneville Power Administration
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Natural Resources Canada
New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
   - Cape Light
   - Connecticut Light & Power
   - Efficiency Vermont
   - Key Span Energy
   - Long Island Power Authority
   - Maine PUC
   - National Grid
   - Northeast Utilities
   - NStar
   - United Illuminating
   - Unitil
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Pacific Gas & Electric
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
San Diego Gas & Electric Southern California Edison
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

If you would like more information on PEARL, email Jeremy Snyder, Director of Energy Programs.