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The Lighting Facts Partner Participation Manual

The Lighting Facts Partner Participation Manual (288 KB, PDF) describes program policies for all partner types.

Do your LED lighting products really perform as promised?

Not all LEDs do. Use the Lighting FactsCM label to tell your buyers exactly what they can expect.

Luminaire manufacturers who join Lighting Facts pledge to include the Lighting Facts label on product packaging or in product literature. The label reports product performance results in five areas from actual test data* in accordance with industry standards that measure photometric performance of LEDs:

  • Luminaire light output
  • Efficacy (lumens per watt)
  • Measured power (watts)
  • Correlated color temperature (CCT)
  • Color rendering index (CRI)

Take the pledge today.

Find out which laboratories can perform LM-79 testing.


Important Notice: as of Monday, June 15, 2010, all manufacturers who take the Lighting Facts pledge will be required to have at least one product approved by the Lighting Facts Verification Team in order to appear on the Lighting Facts partner list, to claim partnership status with the program, or to use the Lighting Facts partner mark. Registering and taking the pledge will not alone result in partnership with the Lighting Facts program. Manufacturers who have not had products approved within one year of signing the Lighting Facts pledge will need to sign the pledge again before they will be allowed to submit products.


* Luminaire measurements have been standardized with the issuance of the IESNA Standard LM-79-2008 test procedure.

DISCLAIMER: The Department of Energy does not approve or endorse the products or services offered by any company that participates in the SSL Lighting FactsCM program. As such, any company that participates in the SSL Lighting Facts program may not claim or imply that DOE approves or endorses anything other than its commitment to energy efficiency.