San Antonio, Texas, approves purchase of 25,000 LED streetlights from GreenStar

The city council of San Antonio, Texas, recently approved the replacement of 25,000 existing streetlights with energy efficient LED streetlight fixtures. The city’s streetlights are owned and operated by municipal utility, CPS Energy. The project implementation time is expected to be about eighteen months and will be focused on the city’s central business district and major thoroughfares. An exclusive contract for the supply of the LED streetlights was awarded to local San Antonio-based  GreenStar.


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Chattanooga, Tennessee, approves measure to replace city’s streetlights with LED fixtures

The city council of Chattanooga, Tennessee, approved a measure to replace most of the city’s streetlights with energy efficient LED streetlight fixtures. The approved measure, which will be implemented in phases, will eventually result in the replacement of 27,000 streetlights. The first phase of the project, valued at about $6 million, will target approximately 5,200 existing fixtures for replacement. An exclusive contract for services was awarded to local manufacturer, Global Green Lighting.


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Southwold, Ontario, seeks bids for Philips Lumec LED streetlights

The township of Southwold, Ontario, Canada, seeks bids for a pilot installation of LED streetlights.

An aging streetlight system in Southwold led township officials to reassess municipal illumination and streetlighting needs. The township council, based in part on citizen complaints, investigated several alternatives, including LED streetlights, as potential upgrades to the system. Officials expect to implement a comprehensive streetlight upgrade program over several years. The pilot installation that was recently approved involves the purchase and installation of up to 36 Philips Lumec LED fixtures.

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Gibraltar, Michigan, seeks bids for post-top LED streetlights

The city of Gibraltar, Michigan, has issued an invitation to bid for vendors willing to supply retrofit, post-top LED streetlights.

Through its Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the city of Gibraltar will deploy the community’s first installation of LED streetlights in its downtown business district. The project, funded through a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), includes the purchase and installation of sixty-one complete ornamental post-top LED retrofit kits from LED Optical Solutions or other vendors able to provide products with equivalent specifications.

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California Energy Commission evaluates LED streetlight proposals valued at nearly $2 million

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is reviewing proposals, submitted by California cities and counties, for funding requests focused on LED streetlight installations. The proposals, which are evaluated on a first come, first served basis, are for a second round of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) awards. The EECBG awards are funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy. Although funds have not been officially allocated, the state of California expects to award the grants in July 2012.

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Boise, Idaho, seeks bids for Holophane and Cooper Lighting LED streetlights

The city of Boise, Idaho, seeks bids for decorative LED streetlights, and interested parties must express interest in bidding by registering with the city by 5 PM on March 19, 2012.  Completed bids must be submitted by March 29, 2012.

The bid is the latest phase in a concerted effort by Boise to light its streets using energy efficient technology. The upcoming installation is part of a larger city plan to convert existing streetlight fixtures to LED technology and install LED streetlights in inadequately lit locations. The proposed project includes the purchase of about fifty-one complete historic decorative streetlight poles and decorative post-top LED fixtures.

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Newberry, Florida, seeks bids for LED streetlights

The city of Newberry, Florida, seeks bidders for a small deployment of LED streetlights, which will be installed by the city’s municipal utility. The energy efficient streetlight nitiative is funded by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program and is locally administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Energy. The EECBG award is part of nearly $19 million of formula-based grants awarded to small cities and counties in Florida. Plans for Newberry include the purchase of at least 20 LED streetlights.


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Iowa communities start LED streetlight installations

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU), an organization which serves over 500 municipal utilities in Iowa, has been actively working with its member organizations to promote the implementation and use of energy efficient LED streetlights.

A significant number of IAMU member communities were recipients of federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds, which are locally administered by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence. To maximize purchasing power, the IAMU is assisting interested member communities in combining grant awards for the purchase of 1,154 LED streetlights.

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Trenton, Michigan, selects Sylvania LED streetlight retrofits in $71,163 project

The city council of Trenton, Michigan, recently accepted the recommendation of its engineering department to purchase Sylvania LED streetlight retrofits from Raymond de Steiger, Inc. The recommendation that the city purchase $71,163 of LED streetlight fixtures followed a pilot project involving the installation of LED streetlights from several different vendors and assessment of performance in some of Trenton’s existing streetlight fixtures on West Jefferson Avenue.


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Hiawatha, Iowa plans installation of 25 cobrahead LED streetlights

After completing reconstruction of North Center Point Road, city officials in Hiawatha, Iowa, have initiated plans for Hiawatha’s first LED streetlight project. The overall scope of the reconstruction effort involves three roadway lanes, sidewalks, trails and streetlighting spanning approximately one mile. Plans include the purchase and installation of about twenty-five cobrahead LED streetlights.


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Riverhead, New York, issues RFP for 66 post-top LED streetlights

Riverhead, New York, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for sixty-six LED post-top luminaires. The RFP is part of Riverhead’s first deployment of LED streetlights. The initiative aligns with the town’s goals of reducing both energy consumption and costs in the community. In late 2011, the town council assessed solid-state lighting technology and determined that when resources became available, the city’s goal would be to consider changing all of the Riverhead’s streetlights to LEDs.


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DOE releases financial tool for municipal LED streetlight projects

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored Municipal Solid-State Lighting Consortium (MSSLC) released an economic planning tool for cities considering or planning the installation of LED streetlights. The Excel-based analysis tool was developed by the MSSLC in collaboration with the Clinton Climate Initiative. Municipal users can estimate the cost of purchase and installation as well as calculate the economic impact of switching existing roadway lighting to LED fixtures.


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Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, issues RFP for 580 LED streetlights

To meet its long-term goal of increased energy efficiency, the city of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, has created an initiative in which all new streetlight installations will involve LED streetlight fixtures.

The city recently completed a small pilot project located in a new subdivision. Instead of using the traditional roadway fixtures, 100 watt and 150 watt high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights, city officials installed lower wattage LED streetlights manufactured by LED Roadway of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The current initiative involves the purchase of 580 LED streetlights which are targeted for new subdivision developments.

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Robertsdale, Alabama, issues RFP for purchase of 124 LED streetlights

An Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affiars (ADECA) grant will be used by the city of Robertsdale, Alabama, to finance the city’s first LED streetlighting initiative. ADECA locally administers grant awards from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The $90,000 grant will be used to purchase 124 LED streetlight fixtures.


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