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EPACT

SYLVANIA's EPAct 2005 Interactive Calculator helps take the mystery out of calculating your tax deduction benefits!
Choose to calculate using the Building Area Method or the Space by Space Method.

Energy Policy Act of 2005

EPAct 2005

On August 8, 2005 President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), which had passed both the Senate and House of Representatives the previous week. Estimated to cost about $14.5 billion over 10 years, EPAct 2005 is the biggest overhaul of national energy policy since 1992.

For a comprehensive overview of EPAct 2005, view the "NEMA Assessment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005."

EPAct 2005 is considered to be less ambitious on energy's demand side than its supply side, but does include a number of energy conservation provisions supported by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), several of which are of great interest to the lighting industry.

EPAct 2005 contains a significant provision that includes a tax deduction of up to $1.80 per square foot for building owners to encourage investment in energy-efficient building systems. This provision, estimated by Congress to cost $243 million and anticipated to stimulate widespread investment, is supported by NEMA and various industry, efficiency, advocacy and environmental organizations.

New to Download... The Impact of EPACT --Your guide to the Lighting Provision Standards and the Tax Deduction Provisions, a SYLVANIA brochure.

EPAct 1992

The Federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 mandated efficiency standards for many lamp types. OSRAM SYLVANIA's EPACT 1992 Brochure provides an overview of how the company responded to the regulation and which products were affected.

Lighting Elements

EPACT required the labeling of incandescent A-line and screw-based compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) with energy cost information, set minimum efficacies for incandescent R and PAR 30 & 40, and set minimum efficacies and color rendering standards (CRI) for straight and U-bend fluorescent, effective for 4-ft lamps.

Tax Deduction Extended through 12/31/08

The Impact of EPACT Summary of Lighting Provision Standards and Tax Deductions

EPAct Brochure 2005
The Impact of EPAct 2005

Guidelines for certification documents

NREL Guidelines for Modeling and Inspection

Guidelines for Designer for Government Owned Buildings, Approved Software, Interim Lighting Rule, Unconditioned Garages, Partially Qualifying Property

Summary of handy websites

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Lighting Industry Whitepaper

NEMA Brochure -- The Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction

NEMA Assessment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005

NEMA website: Commercial Lighting Tax Deductions

The Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)

Tax Credit Extension Bill

Tax Deduction Calculators

SYLVANIA's Building Area Method Calculator

SYLVANIA's Space by Space Method Calculator