On September 5th, 2019, DOE issued a final rule and a notice of proposed determination related to EISA which stated that the EISA 2020 backstop had not been triggered, which allows retailers and manufacturers to continue to sell and produce inefficient lighting products. The legal challenges and uncertainty caused by this ruling are intensified by the ramifications that the COVID-19 pandemic has on the lighting market. Read more about the latest market trends for residential LEDs, LightTracker’s update on the regulatory environment for lighting, and our assessment of the implications it all has on lighting programs in our white paper.