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`History of the DLC
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`The DLC has over ten years of experience promoting energy efficiency in the commercial lighting
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`2020-Present
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`The DLC kicked off the start of a new decade by launching two Technical Requirement updates in
`tandem for the Solid State Lighting QPL. The V5 requirements increase the emphasis on quality of
`light characteristics, while continuing a decade-long push to maximize energy efficient solutions
`through LED lighting.
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`2018-2020
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`In 2018, the DLC set a new benchmark for energy efficiency in horticultural lighting with its
`launch of the Horticultural Lighting Program and Qualified Product List (Hort QPL)
`(/horticultural-lighting/). The DLC’s Horticultural Lighting Program is a suite of tools and
`resources to enable widespread adoption of energy-saving LED technology in the horticultural lighting
`sector. Working in partnership with utilities, energy efficiency programs, and the lighting industry, the
`DLC will build, distribute, and update these tools as this sector continues its rapid evolution.
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`2015 – 2018
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`In 2015, the DLC introduced the Commercial Advanced Lighting Controls (CALC) (/lighting-
`controls/) initiative. The project is designed to enable widespread implementation of lighting
`controls in commercial buildings and exterior environments by addressing market barriers to
`adoption of the technology. The controls initiative consists of several components, including a
`Networked Lighting Controls (NLC) Qualified Products List (/lighting-
`controls/download-the-qpl/), educational resources and training curriculum, a savings estimator
`tool, demonstration projects, and more. The DLC controls initiative will grow and transform as this
`new and exciting technology evolves with continued market adoption.
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`2010-2015
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`In 2010, the DLC launched its QPL for commercial grade SSL luminaires (/search). Within a
`few months, efficiency programs from beyond the Northeast region requested to participate in the
`program as DLC Members. Today, DLC Members include utility, state, and regional energy efficiency
`programs from over 35 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces. As of December 2016, the
`QPL contains over 250,000 luminaires from more than 1500 manufacturers and continues to expand
`with the rapidly-growing LED market.
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`2008-2010
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`In 2008, LED lighting for general illumination became commercially available and the energy
`efficiency community was anxious to reap its energy savings benefits. ENERGY STAR , along with the
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`DOE Solid State Lighting (SSL) team, created a qualification process for consumer-focused LED
`lighting products in order to avoid the market-introduction pitfalls that compact fluorescent light
`bulbs (CFLs) had experienced in the early 1990s. Soon it became obvious that similar needs existed for
`the commercial LED sector and energy efficiency program managers in the Northeast turned to the
`DLC to create a similar resource for commercial-grade LED luminaires. The resource became the DLC
`Solid State Lighting Qualified Products List (QPL) (/search).
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`2006-2008
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`In 2006, the DLC engaged middle-market players in a new commercial lighting initiative for High
`Performance T8 (HPT8) fluorescent lighting. The HPT8 program provided education to lighting
`distributors throughout the Northeast about equipment and utility program requirements, and
`encouraged them to stock qualifying HPT8 equipment. Within two years, the Northeast’s lighting
`distributors became fully practiced at stocking HPT8 equipment.
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`1998-2006
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`The DLC began as a commercial lighting initiative of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships in 1998
`and initially consisted of a working group made up of energy efficiency program managers. In
`response to the fact that many energy efficiency projects fell short on lighting quality, the DLC
`developed the knowhow series™, a set of lighting design guides for individual commercial spaces. The
`guides highlighted up-to-date and efficient lighting equipment, best design practices, and codes and
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`standards for commercial lighting. The knowhow series™ was embraced by architects and engineers
`alike as an instructional tool to promote services and to distinguish themselves against their
`competitors.
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