Tracy, California, seeks bids for 4,218 LED streetlights

The city of Tracy, California, is preparing to replace all city-owned streetlights with energy efficient LED roadway fixtures and seeks bids for a project involving 4,218 LED streetlight fixtures. The project, scheduled to begin in mid-2012, is focused on replacing over four thousand existing high pressure sodium (HPS) and mercury vapor streetlights with LED fixtures. The HPS streetlights targeted for replacement range from 70 watts to 250 watts. The mercury vapor streetlights targeted for replacement are 400 watt fixtures. Energy consumption will decrease by at least 50 percent.


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Greenbelt, Maryland, issues RFP for LED streetlights

The city of Greenbelt, Maryland, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for energy efficient lighting fixtures involving funds from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The initiative represents Greenbelt’s first step in a new effort to establish energy efficient roadway lighting. The $93,000 federal EECBG award is locally administered by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA). The city of Greenbelt plans to install 80 energy efficient fixtures, including 56 LED fixtures.


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Boston, Massachusetts, issues RFP and plans to install 1,000 pendant-style LED streetlights

As part of a municipal plan to increase energy efficiency, the city of Boston, Massachusetts, is planning a large scale installation of decorative pendant-style LED streetlights. The project, which is scheduled to start in early 2012, will take place on public streets, parks, playgrounds and open spaces. The Boston pendant-style fixture is consistent with the historical streetlighting found throughout the city of Boston. Plans involve the installation of 1,000 LED streetlight fixtures.


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Grandview, Missouri, issues RFP for LED streetlights

The city of Grandview, Missouri, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that includes LED streetlights as it prepares for Phase 4 of a multi-phase streetscape revitalization of the city’s Main Street. The project location will be west of 15th Street to the West Frontage Road. An essential component of the fourth phase of the project will be the design and installation of LED roadway lighting. The energy efficient streetlights are a continuation of the previous phases which also involved LED streetlight fixtures.


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US Air Force issues notice for potential vendors for 8,371 LED streetlight fixtures

The U.S. Department of the Air Force has issued a public announcement soliciting expressions of interest from vendors able to supply a diverse installation of LED streetlights and parking lot fixtures on bases throughout the United States. The proposed solicitation is searching for vendors that can provide LED replacement fixtures for existing roadway and parking lot fixtures. The proposed project includes up to 8,371 LED fixtures which will be deployed at a variety of Air Force installations.


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Trenton, Michigan, issues RFP for 161 LED streetlight fixtures

The city of Trenton, Michigan, a recipient of an Advanced Lighting Technology Demonstration Grant, has finalized plans for its first installation of LED streetlights. The energy efficient streetlight deployment is funded by a grant from the Michigan Energy Office (MEO), which was the recipient of federal funding from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The EECBG grants are locally administered by the MEO. The city of Trenton was one of six Michigan communities awarded funding for energy efficient lighting pilots. Trenton was awarded $75,410.

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Fairfax, California, seeks bids for decorative LED streetlights

The town of Fairfax, California, seeks bidders for decorative LED streetlight fixtures for its first installation of energy efficient streetlights in the downtown corridor. The town selected solid-state lighting as the preferred technology for its energy efficient streetlight program. The project is funded by a $38,000 grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) and is expected to commence in early 2012.

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Chester, Pennsylvania, issues RFP for 23 LED streetlights

The city of Chester, Pennsylvania, is pursuing its first installation of LED streetlights as part of the city’s economic development authority’s action plan. The project is funded in part by a grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The total funding for energy efficient streetlight lighting and traffic signals is $156,000. The EECBG grant is locally administered by the Pennsylvania Energy Office.


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U.S. Department of Energy issues reports on LED roadway lighting

The U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) recently issued reports highlighting the performance of LED roadway luminaires. Two of the reports are U.S. DOE-funded GATEWAY demonstration reports. The GATEWAY program focuses on providing third-party data of solid state lighting technology in comparison with existing technologies. Additionally, the U.S. DOE also issued a report detailing the characteristics of the U.S. lighting market focused on four sectors: residential buildings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and outdoor, a sector that includes roadway lighting.


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Jackson Township, New Jersey, plans to install up to 750 LED streetlights

Following a lengthy delay, the Township of Jackson, New Jersey, has entered into an agreement with utility provider Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) for the purchase and installation of LED streetlights. The contract agreement was approved by Jackson Township officials and representatives of JCP&L. A $464,500 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award was granted to Jackson Township in October 2009, but unexpected delays resulted in repeated postponement of the project.


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California to award $10 million in EECBG funds for energy efficiency projects

The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced two funding opportunities for energy efficient projects, including LED streetlights, for California’s small cities and counties. Funds totaling $10 million will be awarded to applicants for Phase II of the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The CEC has already committed or approved $37.3 million in Phase I funds. The CEC also announced the 3% energy efficiency loan program, which can be used to finance energy efficient projects of up to $3 million in value.


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