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DLC Premium vs. Standard in lighting specs

The DesignLights Consortium Qualified Products List has two tiers for many product categories. Specs and utility rebates often require Premium, and a Standard listing is then a deviation.

Verify the listing

• Search the product on the DLC QPL and attach the record to the submittal, not only a logo on the cut sheet.
• Check that the listed configuration matches the one you are submitting: lumen package, CCT and driver.

If the fixture is listed only as Standard

• Look for a Premium-listed configuration of the same fixture, often a different lumen package or CCT.
• Otherwise propose a Premium-listed alternate or submit the item as a deviation, stated openly.