Knowing what the future holds is a powerful tool. The DesignLights™ Consortium sprang from a growing recognition that the next frontier in lighting efficiency is to improve design practices.
Regional utility companies have been at the forefront of encourage energy-efficient design in the Northeast since the early 1990′s. With NEEP acting as a facilitator, a group of electric utilities came together in April 1998 in order to work jointly to promote energy-efficient and high-quality lighting design practices in the commercial marketplace.