The Company continues to invest in energy-efficient LED lighting solutions to support sustainable design practices. PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, is pleased to announce its products represent approximately 50 percent of the recommended commercial LED models on the DesignLights™ Consortium (DLC) Qualified Product List (QPL). The DLC, a collaboration of Canadian and United States utility companies and regional energy efficiency organizations committed to raising awareness of the benefits of efficient lighting in commercial buildings, publishes the QPL as a resource for program administrators to assist in selecting high-quality, high-performing solid-state lighting products for their energy efficiency promotions. The mission at DLC is to help builders, architects, designers and commercial property owners from across the nation implement improved design practices in all areas of the commercial lighting market. By providing supporting members with resources and information on reliable LED solutions, the DLC hopes to ensure that high-quality, energy-efficient lighting design becomes commonplace in all lighting installations. Originally modeled after the Department of Energy's (DOE) ENERGY STAR® program for solid-state lighting products, the QPL covers categories that ENERGY STAR doesn't include in its program. Each of the products listed on the QPL must be a high-performing commercial LED product and must meet the DLC's minimum performance requirements. The program requires a third-party independent evaluation from product test reports by accredited labs as evidence of performance, including efficacy and color with LM-79 reports and lumen lifetime with luminaire operating temperature and LM-80 reports.
