The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given special recognition to Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) as an LED Lighting Facts program partner for its dedication to promote the LED lighting industry through its project, the DesignLights Consortium (DLC). The DLC, a collaboration of utility efficiency programs and regional energy efficiency organizations throughout the United States and Canada, is the premier resource for high-quality, energy efficient commercial lighting design and information.
Central to the DLC’s work is its Solid-State Lighting Qualified Products List (QPL), a listing of LED luminaires that meet strict energy efficiency and performance criteria, administered by the DLC. Being listed on the DLC QPL is a preliminary requirement for utility incentive eligibility throughout the DLC member territory. The DLC enables manufacturers to fill out one application to access incentives at more than 50 DLC member utilities. The DLC QPL also provides assurance to utility program managers that the products they are incentivizing will meet their efficiency goals and satisfy their customers’ expectations. To date, there are over 13,000 high efficient products listed on the QPL, eligible for utility incentives.
The DOE’s LED Lighting Facts is a program whose mission is to assure that LED lighting products are represented accurately in the market. Participants submit technical information about their products, and LED Lighting Facts verifies the accuracy of that information. Participants pledge to use the LED Lighting Facts label to document the performance of products they manufacture, sell, distribute, or promote.
“The immense growth of QPL is a direct reflection of the upsurge of the overall SSL market,” said Jon Linn, Commercial Programs Manager at NEEP. “With over 12,000 products now on the QPL, it is mind boggling to think of the choices consumers have when designing lighting systems, considering that the QPL listed just 1,000 products a year ago. That is why collaborations such as the DLC and LED Lighting Facts are vital as information resources for speeding high-performance, energy-efficient lighting products to market.”
The DLC will continue to collaborate with LED Lighting Facts and drive the growth of qualified products to provide reliable product information to utilities and their customers. The DLC requires manufacturers to list their products with LED Lighting Facts as an initial step in the DLC QPL application process, and the DLC works with LED Lighting Facts on verified technical product data for determining whether a product meets the DLC QPL criteria.
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