Cedar Rapids, Iowa, seeks bids for LED streetlights

The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has issued a solicitation of bids for the city’s first LED streetlight installation. The energy efficient technology will help the city achieve its goals of reducing costs and energy consumption. The city has already successfully converted traffic signals to LED technology resulting in significant savings. The current solicitation seeks bids to supply 66 LED streetlight fixtures to replace existing 250 watt high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights on the city’s roadways. The project is funded by a $37,896 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The EECBG grant is locally administered by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence.

For the RFP deadline and details, read the New Streetlights article...

Florence, Colorado, considers LED streetlight pilot funded by Black Hills Energy

The city council of Florence, Colorado, is evaluating a proposal for the installation of LED streetlights. The pilot project, which will be funded by the local utility, Black Hills Energy, if approved, could be installed shortly after a vote by the city council in the first week of January. The proposed deployment would involve twenty 250 watt equivalent LED streetlight fixtures installed along two blocks of Main Street and would be in place for six months for testing and evaluation.

For preliminary results and more on the pilot, read the New Streetlights article...