Solid State Lighting (SSL)

The Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) Designlights™ Consortium (DLC) sponsors, who are utilities and energy-efficiency programs throughout the United States, have been asked by customers and suppliers to provide incentives for solid-state lighting (SSL) fixtures, most of which are NOT ENERGY STAR labeled. The sponsors are interested in providing incentives for high-performing LED products which meet individual sponsor criteria, beginning in 2009.

The DLC sponsors intend to ensure that only high-quality, high-performance, tested and verified LED products will be eligible for rebates from sponsor programs. Therefore, the sponsors are developing a list of qualifying products, for limited access, and for use in individual sponsor energy efficiency programs. All sponsors plan to use this list of eligible products to respond to customers or to direct them to products that meet their requirements.

DesignLights™ Consortium Qualified Products List

The qualified products list is a resource for program administrators, to help them decide which solid state lighting products to include in their energy efficiency promotions. Their primary reference tool for SSLs is ENERGY STAR, however the regional list fills in gaps in categories which ENERGY STAR does not include. DOE’s ENERGY STAR team is working in cooperation with DLC in developing the Qualified Products List (QPL) and procedures. The sponsors expect the products from their QPL will eventually be incorporated into the ENERGY STAR list once corresponding categories are added.

• If you are a MANUFACTURER, click here.
• If you are a SPONSOR, click here.
• If you would like MORE INFORMATION on the sponsoring utilities and state and regional organizations who operate or support this DesignLights™ Consortium Qualified Products List, click here.