Prescriptive product rebates offered by utilities and energy efficiency organizations are an enduring and influential force in the lighting retrofit market. Typically, the rebate is administered by the utility and paid directly to the customer, usually involving a lengthy process involving qualification, pre-approval, and payment. In recent years, some rebate programs have begun to experiment with a different model called midstream or “instant” lighting rebates. In this model, the rebate is provided via the distributor at the point of sale rather than directly to the customer (downstream) or to the manufacturer (upstream).
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Controls, Interviews + Opinion
DLC’s Damon Bosetti on Luminaire-Level Lighting Controls
To better understand the trend toward luminaire-level lighting controls, Anne Curran, Senior Program Manager for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s Luminaire Level Lighting Controls initiative, interviewed Damon Bosetti, Technical Manager at DesignLights Consortium.
Illuminating Engineering Society Issues Position Statement on Circadian Lighting
The Illuminating Engineering Society has issued a position statement, PS-12-19, responding to UL RP 24480 regarding circadian lighting.
LEDVANCE and Be the Light Campaign Announce Canadian “Who Lights Up Your World?” Contest
LEDVANCE and the non-profit Be the Light Campaign recently announced the “Who Lights Up Your World?” Contest in Canada to find, recognize, and reward those who give off positive energy, joy. and light. Starting today through July 31, 2019, you can nominate a person who lights up your world and exemplifies what it means to “Be the Light” at www.sylvania.com/BeTheLight.
Controls, Craig’s Lighting Articles
Cybersecurity Challenges Lighting Industry
Connected lighting and the Internet of Things (IoT) promise extraordinary enhanced value for buildings, but this connectivity introduces data privacy and security risks. These issues are growing in importance in the lighting industry, which has the advantage of adopting established best practices but may need to accelerate its learning curve.
Energy + Environment, Interviews + Opinion
Current’s Lee Levitt on Midstream Utility Rebates
For an article I’m writing for the August issue of tED Magazine, I recently had the opportunity to interview Lee Levitt, National Utility Manager, Current Lighting Solutions, LLC, on the topic of midstream utility product rebates, defined as energy efficiency incentives paid/directed to the distributor/retailer level.
Craig’s Lighting Articles, Products + Technology
3D-Printed Lighting
My contribution to the April 2019 issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, provides some interesting what-ifs concerning the potential of 3D printing in lighting.
DLC Updates Horticultural Lighting Testing and Reporting Requirements
The DesignLights Consortium recently announced an incremental update to the Testing and Reporting Requirements for Horticultural Lighting as Version 1.1. These revisions are designed to streamline the qualification process for horticultural luminaires and are effective immediately.
2019 Rebate Trends
BriteSwitch recently published a summary of 2019 rebate trends.
DLC’s Draft 5.0 Performance Spec to Address Lighting Quality
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently unveiled the first draft of a new policy that puts new and significant emphasis on quality of light as a bar products must clear for inclusion on the DLC’s Qualified Products List (QPL).
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