Phase Out of DOE Regulated Electromagnetic Fluorescent Ballasts

March 12, 2010

Phase Out of DOE Regulated Electromagnetic Fluorescent Ballasts

Dear Valued Customer:

Effective July 1, 2010, the US Department of Energy will ban the manufacture and importation of certain T12 electromagnetic ballasts. Specifically, these are the 1-lamp and 2-lamp F40T12 ballasts and 2-lamp F96T12 Slimline ballasts. These ballasts were banned for use in new luminaires in 2005, and have only been available for replacement purposes since then. Fortunately electronic versions are available which are more efficient, quieter and in most instances, similarly priced. A conversion table of electromagnetic to electronic Philips Advance ballasts is attached.

Please note that this legislation is limited to these specific ballasts and Philips Lighting Electronics will continue to offer other non-regulated “Advance” branded electromagnetic fluorescent ballasts as long as they are financially viable.
In order to have an orderly phase out of these electromagnetic ballasts, Philips Lighting Electronics will adhere to the following schedule.

April 1, 2010 – Orders received after this date will be considered non-cancellable.
May 1, 2010 – Last day for orders which will be filled regardless of size. Orders received after this date will be filled from stock on a first-come, first-serve basis, with no guaranty of availability/delivery.
June 30, 2010 – Last day for manufacture/import of affected products. This does not prevent Philips Lighting Electronics or their customers from selling product from inventory.

We are not encouraging customers to increase inventories on these items as the deadline approaches. Nor are there plans to for Philips Lighting Electronics to have significant inventories after the June 30th deadline. The overwhelming adoption of the electronic versions has indicated that such actions are not warranted.

As this era comes to an end, we would like to thank the many customers that have purchased these high volume electromagnetic items over the years. We look forward to meeting your needs with electronic products that are better in every way. If you have any questions regarding this transition, please contact your Philips Advance ballast sales representative.

Sincerely,
Bill Tortora

View the Philips Key Magnetic Fluorescent Ballasts Guide.

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