Washington state’s Snohomish PUD plans to install up to 38,000 LED streetlights

The Snohomish Public Utility District (SnoPUD) of Washington recently proposed a full-scale replacement of all utility-owned streetlights to energy efficient LED streetlights. This proposal would be implemented over a five year period and would include the replacement of about 38,000 existing streetlights to LED fixtures.

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City of Shasta Lake, California, issues RFP for 615 LED streetlights

The City of Shasta Lake, California, has received funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for the city’s first major installation of LED streetlights. The city requested $475,000 for the proposed installation of energy efficient LED streetlight fixtures, but was awarded approximately $450,000 for the project. The CEC award, part of the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, will be used to replace all of the city’s existing streetlights.

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Santa Ana, California, seeks bids for 1,123 LED streetlights

The city of Santa Ana, California, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and installation of LED streetlights. This project is the city’s second installation of energy efficient streetlight fixtures and is funded by the On-Bill Financing Program through Southern California Edison. In the proposed project, the city will replace 1,123 existing cobrahead streetlights with LED streetlight fixtures located at signalized intersections.

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Haverhill, Massachusetts, seeks bids for purchase and installation of decorative LED streetlights

The city of Haverhill, Massachusetts, has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the purchase and installation of LED streetlights and fixtures. The city initiated a streetlight management program in 2011 to assess cost savings and energy management through conversion to LED streetlight technology and during that time used federal funds to install over one hundred new LED streetlights. The upcoming project is focused on replacing approximately sixty existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with decorative post-top LED streetlight fixtures.

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Massachusetts towns plan to purchase and install 7,400 LED streetlights

The town of Arlington, Massachusetts, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to evaluate prospective qualified companies to develop and implement energy efficient streetlighting systems for four municipal communities. These include the towns of Natick, Chelsea, Woburn, and Arlington, Massachusetts. The towns seek to qualify and select one company to perform a comprehensive audit of each town’s energy consumption and propose a comprehensive plan to reduce energy consumption through streetlighting improvements with an emphasis on LED streetlights.

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Lower Southampton Township, Pennsylvania, issues RFP for 300 LED streetlights

The Township of Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and installation of up to three hundred LED streetlights. The Township project is funded by a grant through the Reinvestment Development Authority Casino Grant (RDACG). Funds for the grants are generated from electronic game and slot machine revenue from regional casinos. The Lower Southampton LED streetlight project is valued at approximately $250,000.

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, seeks to pre-qualify vendors for potential 37,000 streetlight installation

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), a regional municipality including the cities of Halifax, Dartmouth, and Bedord, Nova Scotia, and the former county of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has issued a Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) for LED streetlight luminaires to be installed on municipal roadways. The purpose of the RFPQ is to review and pre-qualify selected LED manufacturers’ products for an upcoming installation. The HRM currently owns and maintains approximately 37,000 streetlights. The municipality’s plans include replacement all of its existing high intensity discharge (HID) lamps with LED streetlight luminaires.

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Lancaster, New York, issues RFP for 29 BetaLED/Cree LED streetlight fixtures

The town of Lancaster, New York, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and installation of LED streetlight fixtures. The project is scheduled to replace all of the existing streetlight fixtures in Westwood Park. The area’s existing streetlight fixtures are 400 watt metal halide fixtures. The total number of LED streetlights planned for this installation is 29.

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Brentwood, California, issues RFP for 467 LED streetlights

The city of Brentwood, California, has issued a Request for Proposals for the city’s first phase conversion of streetlights to LED technology. The project is part of the city’s 2012 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and is funded by the city’s general fund. The Brentwood CIP addresses the infrastructure needs of the city for the next five years. The upcoming installation of LED streetlights is a first phase project. The total amount of funding allocated to the project is $250,000.

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San Leandro, California, issues bid for 290 BetaLED/Cree LED streetlights

The city of San Leandro, California, has issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the purchase of LED streetlights. Initial plans involve the purchase of 290 fixtures for installation on city roadways. The new, energy efficient streetlight fixtures will be used to replace existing high pressure (HPS) streetlights. The city plans on purchasing 173 Type II LED fixtures and 117 Type II LED fixtures manufactured by BetaLED/Cree of Sturtevant, Wisconsin.


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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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Caltrans seeks bids for 42,000 LED streetlights

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the purchase of 42,000 LED streetlight luminaires. The installation of the LED streetlights will take place in four increments of approximately 10,000 fixtures each with a focus on the state’s highway system. This project is the first phase of the state of California’s long term goal to replace the high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights on the state’s highways with energy efficient solid-state lighting.

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Fairbanks, Alaska, issues RFP for 800 LED streetlights

The Alaska Department of Transportation has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a large-scale deployment of LED streetlights for the cities of Fairbanks and North Pole, Alaska. The project is funded by the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and has an estimated value of $1.5 million.  The project involves the conversion of 800 high pressure sodium (HPS) cobrahead streetlights to LED cobrahead streetlights within the Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System (FMATS) area.


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