Jarvis Lighting offers a complete portfolio of networked lighting controls (NLC) and luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLC) engineered for commercial buildings, warehouses, parking structures, offices, and retrofit projects. Systems include our native Jarvis Link platform alongside qualified partner ecosystems — every component on this page is listed on the DLC Networked Lighting Controls Qualified Products List (NLC QPL), the baseline most U.S. utility programs use to award prescriptive lighting-controls rebates.
NLC/LLLC at a Glance
- Additional savings vs. LED alone: 47–63% (U.S. DOE field studies)
- Typical payback: 2–5 years with rebates
- Protocols supported: 0-10V, wireless mesh, BACnet via gateway
- Ecosystems: Jarvis Link (native) + partner-qualified
- Rebate path: DLC NLC QPL listed
- Code compliance: Title 24 Part 6, ASHRAE 90.1-2022
- Component classes: Sensors, controllers, gateways, wall stations
- Deployment: New construction + retrofit overlay
What are networked lighting controls (NLC)?
Networked lighting controls are systems of sensors, controllers, gateways, and software that coordinate multiple luminaires over a shared digital or wireless network. Unlike stand-alone occupancy sensors or dimmers, an NLC system lets every zone — or every fixture — participate in scheduling, occupancy-based dimming, daylight harvesting, high-end trim, and centralized energy reporting. A luminaire-level lighting control (LLLC) is the tightest form of NLC: the occupancy sensor, photosensor, and controller live inside each fixture, so every luminaire is an independent control node responding to its own local conditions.
In practice, NLC systems deliver an additional 47–63% energy reduction beyond a straight LED retrofit, based on U.S. Department of Energy field studies across commercial and industrial installations. They are also the primary mechanism specifiers use to satisfy California Title 24 Part 6 (Section 130.1) and ASHRAE 90.1-2022 (Section 9.4) mandatory lighting-control provisions on new and altered buildings.
Which systems qualify for utility rebates?
Most U.S. prescriptive and custom incentive programs require an NLC system to appear on the DesignLights Consortium Networked Lighting Controls Qualified Products List (DLC NLC QPL). Programs that tier rebate dollars to DLC NLC include ComEd, PG&E, SCE, NYSERDA, Xcel, Efficiency Vermont, and roughly 180 other U.S. and Canadian utilities. Every Jarvis Link component and every partner component featured on this page is listed on the DLC NLC QPL. For project-specific rebate research, Jarvis application engineering can pull current QPL listings, confirm your utility's incentive structure, and flag any prerequisites (pre-approval forms, post-install commissioning sign-off) before the bid is finalized.
Jarvis Link vs. partner ecosystems — how to choose
Use Jarvis Link when the fixture schedule is Jarvis-dominant and you want the tightest out-of-the-box integration. Sensors, wall stations, gateways, and cloud commissioning are engineered specifically for Jarvis high bays, UFO fixtures, troffers, wraps, canopy, and parking fixtures. Single vendor, single warranty, single support line, and no inter-brand commissioning choreography.
Use a partner ecosystem — Keilton, for example — when you need to match an installed base on adjacent floors or phases, when a specification calls out a specific brand, or when the building's BMS integrator has standardized on one system. Partner components listed on this page are verified-compatible with 0-10V-driver Jarvis fixtures and share the same DLC NLC QPL baseline, so rebate eligibility is preserved regardless of which path you choose.
Control strategy by application
| Application | Primary Control Strategy | Typical Components | Code Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warehouse / High Bay | LLLC with occupancy + daylight harvesting | Integrated fixture sensors, wireless gateway | ASHRAE 90.1-2022 §9.4.1.1 |
| Office / Open Plan | Zone occupancy + daylight dimming | Ceiling sensors, wall stations, zone controllers | Title 24 §130.1(c),(d) |
| Parking Garage | Occupancy-triggered step dimming | LLLC or zone occupancy sensors | Title 24 §130.1(e) |
| Outdoor / Site Lighting | Photocell + astronomical scheduling | Gateway + photocell + cloud scheduler | Title 24 §130.2(c) |
| Retrofit (any space) | Wireless LLLC overlay | Integrated sensors + cloud commissioning | Utility rebate program |
Deployment notes for specifiers and installers
NLC systems require more planning than a straight fixture swap. Expect a commissioning step — grouping luminaires into zones, setting occupancy timeouts, configuring daylight setpoints, binding wall stations — that typically adds 0.5 to 2 labor hours per zone depending on system and site complexity. Jarvis Link ships with cloud commissioning that reduces this to app-driven setup on small projects. For projects above 50 fixtures, Jarvis recommends including a commissioning plan in the submittal package so responsibility and sequencing are clear before installation starts.
Fixture compatibility is straightforward: any 0-10V dimmable Jarvis fixture works with any NLC or LLLC system on this page. For factory-integrated LLLC, specify the LLLC variant on the fixture schedule at time of order. For retrofit LLLC, sensor modules can be added to existing 0-10V fixtures on-site at roughly $5–15 per fixture in hardware cost plus commissioning labor. Partner-ecosystem components follow the same compatibility path, with the partner brand's integration documentation serving as the reference for any edge cases.
When to bring Jarvis application engineering into the spec
For projects over 100 fixtures, controls-inclusive ESCO-delivered retrofits, multi-tenant commercial buildings, or any project where rebate capture is a primary funding source, engage Jarvis engineering before the fixture schedule is locked. Typical support: DLC NLC QPL verification for your utility, code-compliant control narratives for Title 24 or ASHRAE-governed jurisdictions, integration-points documents for BMS coordination, and fixture-plus-controls photometric layouts that show how dimming and occupancy response affect maintained foot-candle levels in the designed space.
