Wednesday, December 15, 2010

St. Louis, Missouri, uses $300,000 EECBG award for LED and induction streetlight pilot


The city of St. Louis, Missouri, has received a federal grant to implement a pilot installation of LED streetlights on city streets. The city received a $300,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), from the U.S. Department of Energy. The purpose of the LED streetlight pilot is to test and evaluate the performance of the energy efficient fixtures and determine actual functionality in field conditions. In conjunction with LED fixtures, the city is also installing and testing induction technology.

For more on this read the New Streetlights story...

Image source: Daniel Schwen, Wikimedia Commons

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