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Get A Grip On Lighting - Legal Challenges for DLC
October 20, 2025
In this explosive episode of Get a Grip on Lighting (previously streamed live), industry lawyer David Radulescu joins Michael and Greg to dissect the legal and ethical challenges facing the DesignLights Consortium (DLC). What started as a podcast turned crusade now confronts the rebate gatekeeper head-on.
What’s Inside:
-Why DLC’s tax-exempt status may be on shaky ground
-The Energy Star exit: is DLC next?
-370,000 listed products—but 15 manufacturers dominate 58%
-Opaque vendor relationships, questionable governance, and Article 7 scrutiny
-Radulescu’s neutral but razor-sharp legal analysis—30 slides, days of prep, and no punches pulled
