美国时间2022年03月31日，DLC发布Technical Requirements for LED-based Horticultural Lighting V3.0 草稿第一版，V3.0标准的预估生效日期为2023年1月2日；同时引入了植物灯抽检政策 Surveillance Testing Policy草稿第一版，植物灯抽检政策的预估生效日期为2023年10月1日。V3.0作为对植物灯技术要求的一个主要修订，该草稿版有如下四个方面的更新：
更新一：Increased efficacy threshold: (光效要求提高)
光效增加到PPE≥ 2.30 μmol /J，但-5%的光效公差不变。
更新二：application information requirements: (产品申请信息要求)
以下产品申请信息需上报，且必须在产品的规格书说明清楚。
| Controlled Environment | Lighting Scheme | RequirementType | Method of Measurement/ Evaluation | ||
| Indoor | (Stacked) | Top light, intra-canopy, other (text) | Sole-source or Supplemental | Reported | Product specification sheet* |
(Non-stacked) | |||||
| Greenhouse | Top light, intra-canopy, other (text） | Sole-source or supplemental | Reported | Product specification sheet* | |
* For verification and evaluation, the respective application information must be clearly stated on the provided specification sheet for each product.
更新三：Product-level controllability requirements: (产品控制能力要求)
控制要求：所有产品都应能够调光，针对调光和控制功能、控制属性、接受/传输硬件的产品信息描述及多
种选项，要求对控制能力上报、评估方法。
| Parameter/Attribute/Metric | Requirement | Requirement Type | Method of Measurement/Evaluation |
| Dimming Capability | All products shall have the ability to dim | Required | Product specification sheet* |
| Dimming Range | n/a | Reported | Product specification sheet or supplemental documentation* |
Dimming and Control Method Designations to the Product | n/a | Reported | Product specification sheet or supplemental documentation* |
| Control Attributes | n/a | Reported | Product specification sheet or supplemental documentation* |
Connector / Transmission Hardware | n/a | Reported | Product specification sheet or supplemental documentation* |
更新四：Surveillance Testing Policy: (植物灯测试抽检政策)
植物灯DLC V3.0草稿第一版引入了抽检的项目和公差要求如下：
验证产品满足Table 1的产品技术参数及公差要求
Table 1: Verifying the Product Meets the Technical Requirements