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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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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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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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, seeks bidders for LED streetlight program

The city of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, has issued a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the establishment of an LED streetlighting program. The city seeks a vendor to supply and install LED streetlights for currently designed projects, as well as identify a supplier for future LED streetlight installations. The term of the RFQ include a one year term with a one year option to supply LED streetlight fixtures. Initially, the goal is to replace 4,652 existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with LED cobrahead luminaires and install 184 new LED fixtures throughout the city.


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New Lenox, Illinois, plans full-scale conversion to LED streetlights

City officials in the village of New Lenox, Illinois, are contemplating a large scale conversion of of existing metal halide streetlights to energy efficient LED streetlights. The village currently owns and maintains 1,221 cobrahead streetlights, which equals the majority of its streetlighting inventory.


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Yonkers, New York, issues RFP for comprehensive program to install 11,952 LED streetlights

The city of Yonkers, New York, is planning an overhaul of the city’s streetlight system and has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the project. The streetlight effort involves a comprehensive energy audit, streetlight audit, design, implementation and maintenance of new energy efficient cobrahead LED streetlights. The new LED fixtures will replace all of the city’s existing high intensity discharge (HID) streetlights. The city of Yonkers currently owns approximately 11,952 streetlights.


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New Brunswick Power will install 72,000 LED streetlights

New Brunswick Power Distribution (NB Power), a Canadian power distribution company, is in the process of qualifying suppliers of LED streetlight luminaires. The goal of NB Power is to replace approximately 72,000 existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with LED luminaires over a period of five years.


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Coquitlam, British Columbia, seeks LED streetlight suppliers

The city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, has issued a Request for Information and Qualifications (RFI/RFQ) for a supplier of LED streetlights as well as support services for future projects and installations. The city plans an initial purchase of a small quantity of LED streetlights for a pilot project.


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Baldwin City, Kansas, issues RFP for Relume and Philips LED streetlights

The city of Baldwin City, Kansas, seeks bids for a pilot installation of LED streetlights.

The project is funded by a $100,000 prize which the city was awarded as part of the state of Kansas’s “Take Charge Challenge.” The competition encouraged cities to focus on reducing energy consumption throughout their communities through energy audits and a switch to energy efficient lighting. Baldwin City will use a portion of the award to install approximately 83 LED streetlight fixtures, including decorative post-top fixtures and cobrahead 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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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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Jackson Township, New Jersey, plans to install up to 750 LED streetlights

Following a lengthy delay, the Township of Jackson, New Jersey, has entered into an agreement with utility provider Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) for the purchase and installation of LED streetlights. The contract agreement was approved by Jackson Township officials and representatives of JCP&L. A $464,500 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award was granted to Jackson Township in October 2009, but unexpected delays resulted in repeated postponement of the project.


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Fairhope, Alabama, tests LED streetlights from Holophane Lighting and Cooper Lighting

The city of Fairhope, Alabama, is actively testing and evaluating energy efficient LED streetlight technology. The city’s first installation included decorative LED fixtures with a subsequent installation of cobrahead LED fixtures. The decorative streetlights are manufactured by Holophane Lighting of Granville, Ohio, and were used to replace some existing decorative streetlights as well as in new installations. The cobrahead streetlights are manufactured by Cooper Lighting of Peachtree City, Georgia.


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Richmond, California, issues LED streetlight bid valued at $1.2 million and specifies BetaLED, LED Roadway, and Philips Lumec fixtures

The city of Richmond, California, has issued a Request for Bids for a capital improvement project focused on the installation of energy efficient LED streetlights. The project includes the removal of existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights and the installation of approximately 760 LED streetlight luminaires on the city’s roadways. A total of 750 LED cobrahead fixtures and 10 decorative LED fixtures will be installed. The project value is estimated at $1.26 million.


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Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, installs LED streetlights for Philips Hadco and seeks solution for decorative streetlight retrofit

A planned installation of 70 LED streetlights is the first deployment of energy efficient streetlighting for the village of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. The LED streetlights will be used to replace existing traditional cobrahead roadway lights. The project is funded through the village general fund is expected to cost approximately $24,360. The village, in cooperation with Dobbs Ferry, New York, purchased LED streetlight fixtures manufactured by Philips Hadco, of Littlestown, Pennsylvania.


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Lincoln, California, to use $171,000 EECBG grant for LED streetlights

Lincoln, California, plans to install about 235 energy efficient LED streetlights using federal funds.

The Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program award of $171,000 will fund the purchase and installation of approximately two hundred and thirty five new LED streetlights which will replace existing streetlight fixtures. The city will use LED roadway streetlights manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting, of Racine, Wisconsin.

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Auburn, Alabama, to use $238,427 EECBG award for LED streetlights

The city of Auburn, Alabama, recently concluded a pilot program to test LED streetlight technology for city roadways. The pilot involved both decorative and cobrahead streetlights in a field test which was conducted by a lighting consultant. LED fixtures evaluated included products manufactured by Relume, Holophane, Beacon, Visionaire and King. As a result, the city of Auburn is pursuing a larger scale installation of pedestrian signals, decorative fixtures and traditional roadway fixtures. The effort will be funded by an award of $238,427 from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.

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