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How Will the New DLC 5.0 Standard Affect Rebates?

In February 2020, the Design Lights Consortium finalized the technical specifications for the next generation of LED products. These new requirements, versions 5.0 and 5.1, are designed to help usher in new levels of energy efficiency, light quality, and controllability. The DLC started certifying products under the new v5 spec earlier this year, and they will remove older products that don’t meet this certification on December 31, 2020. This change can have a significant impact on the potential rebates a project may receive.

Energy + Environment

Signify Announces Carbon Neutrality

Signify has announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality for all its operations across the world as well as using 100% renewable electricity. While the company progresses towards its remaining commitments for 2020, it will already embark on a new five-year journey in which it will focus on doubling its impact.

Energy + Environment

NASA Captures Time-Lapse View of Sun Over 10 Years

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has been watching the Sun non-stop for over a full decade, gathering 425 million high-resolution images now viewable as a time-lapse video.

Craig’s Lighting Articles, Energy + Environment

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Covers Net-Zero Design Guides for K-12 and Office Buildings

In my May 2020 lighting column for ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, I covered the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) free design guides for buildings that achieve net-zero energy consumption without compromising quality.

Energy + Environment

How Rebate Programs Are Responding to COVID-19

Rebate fulfillment provider BriteSwitch said a majority of rebate programs are still taking applications and issuing checks, but inspection requirements are changing in many programs, though deadlines remain in effect.

Energy + Environment

AIA Calls for U.S. to Reverse Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently issued a statement following the decision by President Trump to officially withdraw from the Paris climate accord.

Energy + Environment

New Report: Properly Valuing Lighting Offers Potential for Energy Efficiency Programs to Deliver More Savings

Limitations of state efficiency policies routinely result in understated energy savings potential of lighting systems, and particularly advanced lighting control technologies, inadvertently leaving substantial savings on the table, according to a new study by the Alliance to Save Energy (funded by GE Current) and the DesignLights Consortium (DLC).

Energy + Environment

What Are The Best Areas for Lighting Rebates?

BriteSwitch recently published a post on its website analyzing the best and worst regions of the United States for lighting rebates.

Energy + Environment

Lighting Leads in Energy Savings

Pat yourselves on the back, lighting industry. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, lighting contributed more than any other building system to reducing energy consumption in the United States from 2000-2018.

Energy + Environment

Get a Grip on Lighting: When Should You Charge for Audits?

In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, talk about a project they were involved with where they were asked to do an audit–only the customer was completely unprepared for it. It made them ask the question: When should you charge for audits?

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