Key Definitions
- Energy Efficient Lighting/Lighting Systems (EELs): Optimal artificial lighting with lowest energy use.
- Energy Conservation Officer (ECO): Senior official designated to ensure compliance with energy conservation orders.
- Energy Survey/Audit: Verification and analysis of energy use.
- Energy Label: Certification label on Compact Fluorescent Lamps indicating light output, power consumption, efficiency, and life.
- Fluorescent Lamps: Includes Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), Linear/Tubular Fluorescent Lamps (LFL), and Single-capped Fluorescent Lamps (SFL).
- Government Entity and Facility: Covers all departments, bureaus, agencies, government-owned corporations, and properties used by the government.
- Import Commodity Clearance (ICC): Certificate for imported fluorescent lamps meeting standards.
- Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS): Standards for energy efficiency.
- Palit-Ilaw Program: Transition program from less efficient lighting (T12 tubes, incandescent bulbs) to efficient lighting (T8 tubes, CFLs) complying with standards.
Palit-Ilaw Program Implementation
- Applies to all government entities for retrofits and new installations.
- Includes lighting in interiors, exteriors, roads, and new or renovated facilities.
Procedural Requirements
- Government entities must submit a phased lighting replacement program within one month from AO No. 183 effectivity.
- Complete replacement of inefficient lighting within one year of IRR effectivity.
- Monthly compliance reports to DOE are mandatory.
- Baseline lighting data inventory required.
- Lighting system analysis to upgrade efficiency and adjust lighting levels.
- Mandatory replacements include:
- 40-watt T12 lamps with 36-watt or less T8 slim lamps.
- 20-watt T12 lamps with 18-watt or less T8 slim lamps.
- Incandescent bulbs with equivalent output CFLs.
- Proper hazardous lamp waste disposal as required by DENR-EMB.
Roles of the Energy Conservation Officer (ECO)
- Responsible for implementing the lighting replacement program and compliance activities in the agency.
Energy Efficient Lighting Procurement Standards
- EEL products must meet Philippine National Standards (PNS), possess ICC and/or Product Standard mark.
- Must carry the DOE-approved Energy Label.
- Must be certified by DOE and listed on DOE or Procurement Service websites.
Exceptions to the IRR Requirements
- Special lighting needs exempted include:
- Research and laboratory areas
- Medical facilities
- Audio-visual functions
- Outdoor public and athletic events
- Public monuments and museums
- Emergency lighting
- High security areas
- Other needs as approved by ECO and DOE.
Inter-Agency Cooperation and Responsibilities
- DOE: Lead agency for implementation, monitoring, technical assistance, validation, and information campaigns.
- DTI: Supports specification compliance, consumer protection, monitoring of products, and eco-label promotion.
- DBM: Approves necessary funding and allows procurement only of DOE-certified EEL products.
- Government Procurement Policy Board: Oversees procurement policies for EEL usage.
- DENR-EMB: Formulates environmental and waste management policies related to lighting products and ensures hazardous waste disposal.
- DPWH: Includes EELs in government infrastructure planning and development.
- DILG: Encourages local government units to adopt EELs in their facilities.
- PIA: Conducts nationwide information campaigns on EELs with DOE support.
Energy Savings Computation and Use
- Savings measured from use of EELs starting September 1, 2005 onwards annually.
- Savings calculated by the difference between consumption before and after the lighting changeover.
- For agencies with less than 10% energy savings, only 50% of savings may be used.
- Agencies achieving 10% or more savings may use 100% of accumulated savings.
- Savings use subject to DOE verification and compliance report validation.
- Savings can partly finance further energy efficiency improvements.
Amendment and Effectivity
- DOE authorized to amend or modify IRR after consulting relevant agencies.
- The IRR takes effect 15 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation.