Solid State Lighting (SSL)

Solid State Lighting (SSL)

The Designlights™ Consortium (DLC) Qualifed Products List (QPL) Members, 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. These Members are interested in providing incentives for high-performing LED products which meet individual sponsor criteria, since 2009.

The DLC QPL Members intend to ensure that only high-quality, high-performance, tested and verified LED products will be eligible for rebates participating programs. Therefore, the DLC QPL Members are developing a list of qualifying products, for limited access, and for use in their individual sponsor energy efficiency programs. All of the Members 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 to develop the Qualified Products List (QPL) and procedures. The Members expect the products from their QPL will eventually be incorporated into the ENERGY STAR list once corresponding categories are added.