DOE CALiPER Program

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			Frequently asked questions about the DOE CALiPER program.
			Prequalify your laboratory to participate in the CALiPER program.

Solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies today are undergoing rapid change and improvements, and products arriving on the market exhibit a wide range
of performance. Industry groups, standards setting organizations, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are moving quickly to develop needed standards and test procedures for SSL products. In the meantime, however, there is a need for reliable, unbiased product performance information to foster the developing market for high-performance SSL products.

The DOE Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) Program (formerly the SSL Commercial Product Testing Program) will:

• Guide DOE planning for SSL R&D and commercialization support activities,
  including ENERGY STAR® program planning
• Support DOE technology procurement activities and associated technology demonstrations
• Provide objective product performance information to the public in the early years, helping buyers and specifiers have confidence that new SSL products will perform as claimed
• Guide the development, refinement, and adoption of credible, standardized test procedures and measurements for SSL products

DOE will support testing of a wide, representative array of SSL products available for general illumination, using test procedures currently under development by standards organizations. Guidelines for selecting products for testing will ensure that the overall set of tests provides insight on a range of lighting applications and product categories, a range of performance characteristics, a mix of manufacturers, a variety of LED devices, and variations in geometric configurations that may affect testing and performance.

For more information on the CALiPER product selection process, test procedures used, and other issues related to CALiPER testing, see Frequently Asked Questions.

Testing Program Reports
The Department will allow its test results to be distributed in the public interest for noncommercial, educational purposes only. Detailed test reports will only be provided to users who provide their name, affiliation, and confirmation of agreement to abide by DOE's "No Commercial Use Policy." DOE encourages stakeholders to report any apparent commercial use of test results from the DOE CALiPER Program by sending a message to DOE.SSL.UPDATES@NETL.DOE.GOV.