Greenville, South Carolina, to test LED streetlights from Hubbell Lighting and GE

The city of Greenville, South Carolina, has launched the state’s first energy efficient LED streetlight program. Greenville, in cooperation with GE Lighting, Hubbell Lighting, and Duke Energy, has installed four different styles of pedestrian fixtures on one city block and is in the process of installing cobrahead style fixtures. The pedestrian fixtures were supplied by Hubbell Lighting of Greenville, South Carolina, and the cobrahead fixtures will be provided by GE Lighting, which is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and operates a facility in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Santa Monica, California, seeks new bids for 500 LED streetlight project

The city of Santa Monica, California, has chosen to re-issue bid documents for its upcoming LED streetlight installation. The approximately 500 LED streetlight project is funded by a $668,000 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The grant is locally administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC).

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Island of Hawai’i to install 1,000 LED streetlights and investigates use of smart controls

The city council of the island of Hawai’i has passed an ordinance that permits the installation of LED streetlighting in signalized intersections and crosswalks on city and county roadways. The first phase project involves the installation of approximately 1,000 new LED fixtures, approximately 200 more fixtures than the original conversion plans for 800 streetlights.

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Winfield, Kansas, plans for city-wide LED streetlight project by testing fixtures from Cooper Lighting

As an initial step toward the long-term goal of replacing all of the city’s high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with energy efficient LED fixtures, the city of Winfield, Kansas, recently installed twelve new LED streetlights.

Winfield is testing energy efficient LED fixtures manufactured by Cooper Lighting of Peachtree City, Georgia. The recent installation on the downtown block of Main Street is part of the city’s ongoing initiative to reduce energy consumption and increase energy cost savings. City crews replaced existing 400 watt HPS streetlights with 127 watt equivalent LED cobrahead fixtures.

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Yuba City, California, plans $1.35 million program to install 3,300 LED streetlights

Yuba City, California, will soon seek bidders for a large scale deployment of LED streetlights. By using a low interest loan of $1,345,487 from the California Energy Commission (CEC), Yuba City will be able to perform a city-wide conversion of its existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights to energy efficient LED fixtures. Final approval of the CEC financing and the streetlight replacement project from the municipality’s city council is pending. Upon city council approval, city officials expect the loan to be executed in September 2011. Initial city plans are to use the CEC loan to replace approximately 3,300 existing streetlights with LED streetlight fixtures.

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North Carolina State University solicits bids for LED area lights

The Centennial campus of the North Carolina State University (NCSU) is continuing its program to convert campus lighting to LED technology. In early July, the university, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, issued a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the purchase of LED area fixtures to be installed around the Engineering III building. The new LED fixtures will replace existing high intensity discharge (HID) area lights. This installation is funded by a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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Oakley, California, awards LED streetlight project to Pacific Gas and Electric

The city of Oakley, California, recently awarded an LED streetlight project to Pacific Gas and Electric. The initiative is funded by an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG).

Following guidelines issued by the California Energy Commission (CEC), city officials determined that the project required a competitive bid, and as a result, the project was awarded to the low bidder, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). A total of five bids were submitted for the $168,314 project.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, issues RFP for 3,100 LED streetlights

After two years of studies and discussions with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase of approximately 3,100 LED streetlights.

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Seattle, Washington, seeks LED streetlight vendor and issues Invitation to Bid

The city of Seattle, Washington, seeks a vendor for 70 watt LED streetlight fixtures and has issued an Invitation to Bid for the city’s upcoming streetlight installation project.

The city has previously indicated that it plans to deploy up to 10,000 LED fixtures. In early 2011, the city pre-qualified LED fixtures after a formal submission and review process managed by Seattle City Light, the city’s municipal utility.

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