Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, seeks to pre-qualify LED streetlights for upcoming retrofit

Based on a recommendation from the city’s Environmental Advisory Committee, the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is actively pursuing a city-wide retrofit of all existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights. The retrofit to LED technology will also include a streetlight monitoring system. According to a statement by Mississauga’s streetlighting coordinator, Eric Menezes, a city-wide retrofit will take approximately seven years and will result in energy and maintenance savings of about C$50 million.

The city is in the process of pre-qualifying LED streetlight fixtures through a Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) procurement. The procurement seeks to pre-qualify selected manufacturers products based on general criteria.

Only pre-qualified vendors will be permitted to partake in a Request for Tenders. For more details read the New Streetlights article...

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, seeks bids for LED streetlights

The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has issued a solicitation of bids for the city’s first LED streetlight installation. The energy efficient technology will help the city achieve its goals of reducing costs and energy consumption. The city has already successfully converted traffic signals to LED technology resulting in significant savings. The current solicitation seeks bids to supply 66 LED streetlight fixtures to replace existing 250 watt high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights on the city’s roadways. The project is funded by a $37,896 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The EECBG grant is locally administered by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence.

For the RFP deadline and details, read the New Streetlights article...

Illuminating Engineering Society approves TM-21 standard to predict lumen maintenance of LEDs

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) of North America recently approved TM-21, an industry standard for determining lumen maintenance prediction.

Predicting the true life of an LED lamp continues to be one of the significant challenges faced by potential customers of the energy efficient technology. Currently, most prospective LED fixture customers rely on LM-79 and LM-80 data to evaluate potential products. These data provide an industry standard for lumen maintenance for SSL systems and LED components.

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Cody, Wyoming, issues RFP for 20 LED streetlights from BetaLED

Following a successful installation of LED streetlights, the city of Cody, Wyoming, is continuing its initiative to install energy efficient streetlighting on city roadways. The latest installation is scheduled for a new construction project on West Strip which involves 20 new streetlights. Bid documents specify streetlights from BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting of Racine, Wisconsin, to maintain consistency with the city’s previous installations. In addition to the LED fixtures, the bid also includes specifications for light poles, arms, electronics and wiring.

For more details and the RFP deadline, read the New Streetlights...

Melrose, Massachusetts, installs Osram Sylvania LED streetlights to meet city’s energy savings goals

A pilot effort focused on the installation of LED streetlights is now underway in the city of Melrose, Massachusetts. The the state of Massachusetts Green Community Program mandates that the city reduce energy consumption by 20 percent within the next five years. City officials feel that deployment of LED streetlights is one of the best methods to achieve that goal. The city will install approximately 80 new decorative LED streetlights on downtown Main Street. The LED streetlight fixtures are manufactured by Osram Sylvania of Danvers, Massachusetts, and will replace existing metal halide fixtures.

For more on this LED streetlights story, read New Streetlights...