Pontiac, Michigan, seeks bids for 220 LED streetlights

The city of Pontiac, Michigan, has issued two requests for proposals (RFP) for the purchase and installation of LED streetlights. The RFPs were issued in two phases, one for the purchase of the LED streetlight fixtures, and one for labor and installation. The project is funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The city was initially awarded $683,800, of which a portion will be used for the LED streetlight project.


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Hayward, California, to use $3 million loan to install 7,600 LED streetlights

The city of Hayward, California, recently received approval for a $3 million loan from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to convert all of the city’s high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights to LED streetlight fixtures. The loan, with a fixed interest rate of 3%, is funded by the Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA) program and administered by the CEC. The city will replace approximately 7,600 existing streetlights with energy efficient LED streetlights.


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Philips Hadco, Cooper Lighting, and GE Lighting LED streetlights tested in Portland GATEWAY demonstration project

The U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) recently published a report on a demonstration assessment of LED roadway lighting. This report is part of the U.S. DOE GATEWAY Solid-State Lighting Technology Demonstration Program. The GATEWAY program focuses on providing third-party data comparing solid-state lighting technology with other existing lighting technologies. The new report details results of the demonstration program installed on N.E. Cully Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.


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Redlands, California, issues RFP for 236 LED streetlights

The city of Redlands, California, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and installation of decorative post-top and cobrahead LED streetlights.  This deployment is the first portion of a five phase implementation program to replace city-owned high pressure sodium streetlights The project is funded through a loan program through Southern California Edison (SCE) and federal grants, with an estimated total value of $250,000.


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Grants of up to $100,000 available to Oklahoma communities for LED streetlights and other energy efficiency projects

The Oklahoma State Energy Office (SEO) has issued a funding opportunity for local communities interested in implementing energy efficient technology. Grant applications for awards up to $100,000 will be considered by the Oklahoma SEO. Eligible projects include solid-state LED streetlighting. Applicants must submit an existing Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy with their application. The funding is part of the state’s Energy Smart Community Program.


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Superior, Nebraska, installs 600 GE Evolve LED streetlights

Nearly two years ago, the city of Superior, Nebraska, embarked on an ambitious plan to replace all of the city’s streetlights with energy efficient LED fixtures. Superior’s power needs are served by a municipal utility, so city officials hoped to reduce energy consumption and increase energy savings for the community. Energy savings plans included a large-scale replacement of 600 existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with LED roadway fixtures, funded in part by a $246,000 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) and $62,000 in local funding.


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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to install 350 LED streetlights

The town of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, will soon deploy its first installation of LED streetlights. The project will be used as a pilot study for town officials to test and evaluate energy efficient streetlighting technology in collaboration with South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G). Funding of $500,000 for the purchase and installation of the LED streetlights is from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.


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Jenks, Oklahoma, issues RFP for decorative LED streetlights

The city of Jenks, Oklahoma, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the city’s first installation of LED streetlights. This project encompasses both street and parking lot lighting and includes 89 decorative LED streetlight fixtures, with the possibility that an additional 25 fixtures will be installed. The project is funded by a federal grant and local matching funds and has an estimated cost of $270,000.


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