Solid-State Lighting (using LEDs) presents both a risk and an opportunity for utility incentives programs. While LEDs are rapidly becoming a feasible technology for achieving maximum lighting efficiency, high costs and uncertain performance have hampered the adoption of LED measures into lighting incentives programs. This webinar features presentations from the DesignLights Consortium, the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership's national program that takes much of the guesswork out of identifying quality LED products, and by the Lighting Facts program of US DOE, highlighting their Energy Efficiency Partner Resource that will allow Energy Efficiency Partners to list LED lighting incentive programs in association with products from the Lighting Facts web site. An overview of the resource is provided along with an online demonstration. Viewers also receive information on the Product Snapshot, which was developed to help energy efficiency partners navigate the rapidly changing lighting market, including upcoming standards and labeling requirements, and the impact of these changes on LED replacement lamps. The FTC Lighting Facts label will be mandatory starting January 1, 2012 and we will review the label requirements and explain how the FTC Lighting Facts label relates to the DOE Lighting Facts label.

1. Utility Resources for
Streamlining LED Programs
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
September 7, 2011
Chad Bulman
312.784.7275
cbulman@mwalliance.org

2. Understanding the Value of the DLC SSL QPL
MEEA Webinar
September 7, 2011

3. NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS
www.neep.org
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4. THE NEED FOR DLC
• Commercial-grade integral LED luminaires
– Enter the market (2008)
– Suddenly Become the New Next Big Thing!
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5. THE NEED FOR DLC
• Are manufacturer claims valid?
• Is the product going to last?
• How comparable is the product to its conventional
counterpart in terms of
– Light output?
– Color?
– Light distribution?
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6. THE NEED FOR DLC
• Energy Efficiency Program Administrators were
being urged to offer incentives for LED products
• They needed a way to distinguish quality, energy
efficient products from the rest
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7. DLC TODAY
• Qualified Products List for commercial-grade integral
LED luminaires
• Funded by utilities, regional EE organizations, and
Canadian Federal Department of Energy
• NEEP has engaged D&R International as Project
Manager of the DLC SSL Project
The DLC is the premier resource for high quality, energy-
efficient, commercial lighting design and information!
www.designlights.org
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8. DLC MEMBERS

9. MEMBER MAP

10. DLC OPERATION
Weigh in on technical
Technical and procedural
Committee
decisions
Assist with
technical Technical analysis,
advice, Advisors NEEP D&R Manufacturer support,
as needed List maintenance
Members DLC responds to
Members’ needs
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11. DLC PRODUCT CATEGORIES
• Outdoor Pole/Arm-Mounted Area • Vertical Refrigerated Case
and Roadway Luminaires Lighting
• Outdoor Pole/Arm-Mounted • Horizontal Refrigerated Case
Decorative Luminaires Lighting
• Outdoor Wall-Mounted Area • Linear Panels: 1x4, 2x4, 2x2
Luminaires • High-Bay & Low-Bay Fixtures for
• Bollards C&I Buildings
• Wall-Wash Luminaires • High-Bay Aisle Lighting
• Parking Garage Luminaires • Retrofit Kits for Outdoor Area and
• Fuel Pump Canopy Roadway Luminaires
• Track or Mono-Point Directional • Retrofit Kits for Outdoor
Lighting Fixtures Decorative Luminaires
• Display Case Lighting • 4’-Linear Replacement Lamps
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12. GETTING LISTED
• Standard application via www.designlights.org
– LM79, IES, LM80, ISTMT, DLC Application
– $500 fee per application
• Separate procedure for Product Family Groupings
– Testing sufficient to bracket group
– $500 per test report, $20 per additional
product
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13. PRODUCTS ON THE QPL
• As of 11/13/2010
– 559 Products
– 18 Manufacturers
• As of 9/6/2011
– 4418 Products
– 84 Manufacturers
… and growing!!
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14. QPL GROWTH
5000
4500
Number of Products on QPL
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
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15. IN THE WORKS FOR 2012
• Develop and Communicate Brand Identity
– Logo and website redesign
– Create brand development strategy
• Improve the QPL
– Integrate application process with Lighting Facts
– Convert Excel spreadsheet QPL to searchable database
– Involve manufacturers in specification setting
• Increase Value for Members and Stakeholders
– Technical Committee and Members meetings
– Annual Members/Industry Forum
• Plan for the Future
– Develop 5-year Business Plan
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16. CURRENT USE IN PROGRAMS
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17. CURRENT USE IN PROGRAMS
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18. VALUE of DLC QPL
• Program Administrators: No need to create own
specification criteria for SSL to claim energy savings and
bring high quality, efficient products to market
• Manufacturers: Submit one application for easy access to
utility incentives
• Designers and Specifiers: Determine which products
best suit your needs and are energy efficient
• Distributors and Installers: Learn which products will be
in high demand due to utility incentives
• Customers: Assurance of quality and performance
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19. Thank You!
Jon Linn
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
781-860-9177, ext 134
jlinn@neep.org
info@designlights.org
www.neep.org
www.designlights.org
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20. DOE Lighting Facts®
Energy Efficiency Partner Resource
MEEA Presentation
September 7, 2011

21. LIGHTING FACTS PRODUCTS
3,152 products listed
– Largest verified
database of LED product
performance
Product Type Distribution
As of 8/23/2011

22. ANALYSIS: LED PRODUCT SNAPSHOT
• Draws from the Lighting Facts database to gain insight into the
changing industry
• Published twice a year
– First two editions focus on replacement lamps
– Fall 2011 edition will focus on luminaires

23. DOE LIGHTING FACTS AND FTC LABEL
Key Differences
DOE Lighting
FTC Label
Facts Label
All fixture and lamp Medium screw base
types light bulbs only FTC Lighting Facts label
Mandatory January 1, 2012
SSL, fluorescent,
SSL only incandescent, and
halogen
Voluntary Mandatory
Not required on Required on
packaging packaging
Front
Label for buyers Label for
Back
and utilities Consumers
Lifetime not listed Lifetime listed
LM-79 testing No lifetime testing
Information available at
required, claims specified, www.lightingfacts.com/ftclab
verified by DOE, Manufacturer el
and ongoing QA reported claims

24. ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNER RESOURCE
 The Energy Efficiency Partner Resource was designed to help
Lighting Facts utility, Lighting Pro and efficiency sponsor partners
manage, support and promote LED lighting incentive programs.
 This effort is part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE)
commitment to support partner efforts to evaluate and choose
quality LED products for incentive programs.

25. FUNCTION OVERVIEW
Key Functions Include:
• Manage Products: Designate specifications for LED lighting products to
meet your program eligibility criteria. Use the resource search feature to
identify products that meet a specification and mark them as qualified or
unqualified for your programs.
• Manage Programs: Input information associated with your organization’s
LED lighting incentive programs.
• Market Your Programs: Make your programs publicly available on a list of
registered energy efficiency incentive programs.
Administrative Features:
• Manage Users: Create and manage users who can access your account
information.
• Email Update: Receive notification via email when new products that fit
within the designated criteria for one or more of your programs receive
the Lighting Facts label.

26. GETTING STARTED
• All users must first establish a
username and password.
– Open only to organizations who
have signed the pledge.
• Existing partners do not
need to resign the pledge to
receive a username and
password.
– Multiple users can be allowed
access to an organization’s
account.
• New users will receive
instruction on how to be
added to an existing partner
account.
Go to Information for: EE
Sponsors tab in the left
navigation bar to sign pledge
or register.

27. LIVE DEMONSTRATION: BASIC FUNCTIONS
The live website demonstration was not visually recorded.
To skip, please advance to 51’10”
www.lightingfacts.com
• Step 1: Log on and register
• Step 2: Designate a product criteria specification
• Step 3: Search for products
• Step 4: Register a program

28. CONTACT INFORMATION
Thank you!
Mary Matteson Bryan, P.E.
415.305.5445
marymattesonbryan@pacbell.net
Marci Sanders
503.397.9831
msanders@drintl.com

29. Thank you!
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
September 7, 2011
Chad Bulman
312.784.7275
cbulman@mwalliance.org