In order to qualify for Focus on Energy incentives, lighting equipment has to match a
model listed on a qualifying products list. Focus on Energy uses DesignLights
Consortium® (DLC) as its qualifying list for most types of interior and
exterior LED fixture and retrofit products.
On January 1, 2014, DesignLights
Consortium (DLC) will be updating the minimum specification requirements on
their qualified products list. This change to the minimum requirements will
affect the eligibility status of roughly 15% of products that are currently
eligible for incentives.
We understand that you may already be planning projects that
will be installed early next year. To assist with transition to the new
requirements, Focus on Energy will implement a three month grace period (January
1, 2014 to March 31, 2014). During this grace period products that were eligible
for incentives under DLC spec v1.7 (the current specifications), but do not meet
DLC spec v2.0 (the new specifications) will still be considered as eligible for
Focus on Energy incentives.
Beginning on April 1, 2014 product eligibility will
be limited to only products that fully match a model number that appears on the
most current version of DLC v2.0 qualified products list posted on the DLC
website at www.designlights.org.
The new specification requirements can be viewed on DLC’s
website by following the link below: http://www.designlights.org/Content/QPL/ProductSubmit/CategorySpecifications
For more information on these proposed changes please visit
Please feel free to contact a member of our Lighting Department to assist with these changes, navigation of the DLC list, and to choose the correct product that will earn the greatest incentives.
