DesignLights Consortium Qualified Product Listing

The commercial lighting product appears on a DesignLights Consortium Qualified Products List, meaning it met the DLC's efficacy and performance requirements for its category at the technical-requirements version in force; DLC Premium indicates higher efficacy requirements than DLC Standard.

• Anything about the luminaire's materials, chemical content, recyclability, or manufacturing footprint.
• Residential product claims — DLC covers commercial and industrial lighting categories.
• That the fixture saves energy in a specific installation — savings depend on design, controls, and what it replaces.
• Organization-level claims about the lighting manufacturer.

• Has Product Energy-Efficiency Certification →

  medium risk

Minimum authority

Official registry

Should state

Product Identifier · Qualification Classification · Technical Requirements Version · Listing Status

Date sensitivity

Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

Distinguish DLC Standard from DLC Premium — Premium requires higher efficacy and is often the threshold for larger utility rebates.

Products are delisted when technical requirements are updated and the product is not requalified — check the live QPL.

DLC listing is primarily a utility-rebate eligibility mechanism, which is why it appears on spec sheets.