Newport Beach, California, prepares for second LED streetlight installation

The city of Newport Beach, California, recently completed the first phase of a large-scale LED streetlight installation and is preparing to begin the second phase of the program. The initiative’s first phase included installation of approximately two hundred new LED streetlight fixtures on city streets and the Balboa and Newport Piers. Application specific LED fixtures, including those manufactured by Philips and GE, were installed in the different areas. In residential neighborhoods, the city chose to install decorative post top and cobrahead fixtures, whereas shoebox style LED fixtures were chosen for the two piers. All LED streetlight fixtures replaced existing incandescent and high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights.

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Alberta, Canada, municipalities to install over 300 LED streetlight fixtures from BetaLED

Communities in the Canadian province of Alberta will be lit with LED streetlights as a result of a partnership of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) and energy provider FortisAlberta. The towns of Stony Plain, Innisfail and Okotoks will receive a distribution of approximately 300 LED streetlights which will be installed as replacements for existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlight fixtures. The LED fixtures chosen for the installation are manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting, of Racine, Wisconsin, and funding for the project comes directly from FortisAlberta.

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San Carlos, California, to install LED streetlights from BetaLED in $124,092 initiative

The city council of San Carlos, California, recently approved the installation of the city’s first major installation of LED streetlights. The initiative is funded by an award from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program and is included in the capital project budget. The federal award was $124,092 and is locally administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC). The project will retrofit 192 existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with LED fixtures manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting, of Racine, Wisconsin.

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Pasadena, California, approves LED streetlight program using LEDtronics fixtures

The city council of Pasadena, California, recently approved a project for the installation of new post-top LED streetlights on city streets. The project is part of an ongoing capital improvement project for the city of Pasadena and specifically targets neighborhoods with no existing mid-block lighting. Originally, the project was scheduled to begin in early 2011, however, the scope of work was revised to include additional neighborhoods and to increase the size of the installation. The fixture chosen for the installation is manufactured by LEDtronics of Torrance, California.

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Millbrae, California, installs 278 BetaLED streetlights

The city of Millbrae, California, recently completed its first significant installation of LED streetlights. The project, funded by a $112,630 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, was completed in Spring 2011. The LED fixture chosen by public works officials is manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting of Racine, Wisconsin. City officials elected to use the turnkey program offered by local utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). This program is offered to PG&E customers to consolidate the purchase, installation, rebate, and tariff revision through one vendor.

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Monticello, Minnesota, tests LED streetlights from Sternberg Lighting and Philips Hanover

The city of Monticello, Minnesota, is in the process of testing LED streetlight technology on city streets as part of an energy conservation effort. The city program involves test and evaluation of fixtures manufactured by Sternberg Lighting of Roselle, Illinois, and Philips Hanover of Littlestown, Pennsylvania. The LED streetlights were selected by the town council following recommendations from the city officials.

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Madison, Alabama, re-issues RFP for decorative LED streetlights

The city of Madison, Alabama recently rejected all bids which were solicited for a twenty-five decorative LED streetlight installation. According to city officials, all submitted bids were unreasonably high and were therefore considered unacceptable by the city of Madison evaluation committee. The city is seeking bids to supply and install twenty-five Holophane decorative LED streetlights, and for the removal and disposal of existing area lights in the Madison Public Library parking lot and in the Public Works parking lot. Although the bid specifies Holophane LED fixtures, bidders may submit bids for equivalent LED fixtures.

For the RFP deadline and details, refer to the New Streetlights article...

Torrington, Connecticut, issues RFP for installation of 522 LED streetlights

The city of Torrington, Connecticut seeks bidders for an LED streetlight installation project. The city has already purchased 522 LED streetlights manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting of Racine, Wisconsin, and is seeking bids for the removal and disposal of existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlight fixtures and the installation of the new LED streetlight fixtures from BetaLED.

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Lompoc, California, issues $95,000 RFP for up to 100 new LED streetlights

The city of Lompoc, California seeks bidders for a $95,000 LED streetlight installation project.

Using federal funds totaling $95,000, the city plans to install approximately 100 new energy efficient LED streetlights in the city’s residential areas near Highway 1. The planned installation includes the purchase, retrofit and installation of new LED streetlight fixtures. The city was awarded funds for the project through the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.

Details about the Request for Proposals for this LED Streetlights project can be found in the New Streetlights story...