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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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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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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Iowa communities start LED streetlight installations

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU), an organization which serves over 500 municipal utilities in Iowa, has been actively working with its member organizations to promote the implementation and use of energy efficient LED streetlights.

A significant number of IAMU member communities were recipients of federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds, which are locally administered by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence. To maximize purchasing power, the IAMU is assisting interested member communities in combining grant awards for the purchase of 1,154 LED streetlights.

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Tracy, California, seeks bids for 4,218 LED streetlights

The city of Tracy, California, is preparing to replace all city-owned streetlights with energy efficient LED roadway fixtures and seeks bids for a project involving 4,218 LED streetlight fixtures. The project, scheduled to begin in mid-2012, is focused on replacing over four thousand existing high pressure sodium (HPS) and mercury vapor streetlights with LED fixtures. The HPS streetlights targeted for replacement range from 70 watts to 250 watts. The mercury vapor streetlights targeted for replacement are 400 watt fixtures. Energy consumption will decrease by at least 50 percent.


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Chester, Pennsylvania, issues RFP for 23 LED streetlights

The city of Chester, Pennsylvania, is pursuing its first installation of LED streetlights as part of the city’s economic development authority’s action plan. The project is funded in part by a grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The total funding for energy efficient streetlight lighting and traffic signals is $156,000. The EECBG grant is locally administered by the Pennsylvania Energy Office.


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Marysville, Washington, issues RFP for 63 LED streetlights

Success with energy efficient LED streetlights is guiding the city of Marysville, Washington, toward a second installation on city streets. Funded by a $84,489 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, the city plans to purchase and install about 63 new LED fixtures. The EECBG award is locally administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce. Approximately $55,000 of the total grant will be used for LED streetlights.


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Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities seeks bids for 837 LED streetlights

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU), an organization which serves over 500 municipal utilities in Iowa, seeks bidders for 837 LED streetlights for a number of Iowa communities.

The IAMU has been actively working with its member organizations to promote the implementation and use of LED streetlights because of the technology’s energy efficiency and performance benefits. A significant number of IAMU member communities were recipients of federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds, which are locally administered by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence. To maximize purchasing power, the IAMU is assisting interested member communities in combining grant awards for the purchase of LED streetlights. IAMU has issued a Request for Proposals for the purchase of 837 LED streetlight fixtures.

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Palo Alto, California, seeks bids for 2,655 LED streetlight fixtures

The city of Palo Alto, California, has issued an Invitation to Bid for the removal of existing high pressure sodium (HPS) cobrahead streetlights and the subsequent supply and installation of LED streetlights. The projected number of LED streetlights is estimated to be 2,655 and bids may only include fixtures manufactured by GE, Philips, Cooper, Leotek or approved equivalents. Photometric requirements include a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 4300+/-300 Kelvin and a color rendering index (CRI) greater than or equal to 70.


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Sausalito, California, plans to install 276 new LED streetlights

Using general capital project funds of $118,820, the city council of Sausalito, California, has authorized the department of public works to begin planning and implementing the city’s first major LED streetlight installation. City officials determined that using capital funds would help the city realize immediate savings from energy use reduction. According to the department of public works, the city will replace approximately 276 existing high pressure sodium (HPS) and mercury vapor streetlights with LED streetlight fixtures manufactured by Leotek Electronics of Milpitas, California.  In addition to the HPS and mercury vapor streetlights, the city also owns about 190 incandescent streetlights which are also targeted for future replacement.


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Lompoc, California, city council approves rate for LED streetlights

The city council of Lompoc, California, has adopted a new electric utility rate schedule for the city’s LED streetlights following staff recommendations to make a rate change.

Previously, the city of Lompoc only had had rates reflecting the use of high pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures. The new rate schedule reflects the lower energy consumption of LED streetlights and provides a competitive rate structure for the energy efficient fixtures.

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Asheville, North Carolina, plans installation of 2,800 LED streetlights from BetaLED in November 2011

In November, the city of Asheville, North Carolina, will initiate  Phase II of its ambitious plan to replace all existing city streetlights with energy efficient LED streetlight fixtures.

The plan was developed by city officials to drive energy savings and align with long-term municipal environmental goals of reducing the city’s carbon footprint. Over 700 LED fixtures manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting of Racine, Wisconsin, have been installed on city roadways. Approximately 2,800 BetaLED fixtures will be installed in Phase II of the program, which is slated to begin in November 2011. The third phase is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2012, followed by a fourth and final phase. The city’s streetlight installation program is facilitated through Progress Energy, the city’s energy provider.

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Wrangell, Alaska, issues invitation to bid for GE Evolve LED streetlights after evaluating lights from different vendors

The city and borough of Wrangell, Alaska, recently completed a test installation of LED streetlights in anticipation of a city-wide streetlight replacement project. City crews installed LED streetlight fixtures manufactured by BetaLED, GE, Leotek and Lighting Science Group and evaluated fixture function, performance and appearance. As a result of the pilot program, the electrical department chose the GE Evolve LED streetlight fixture as having the best design and performance that best matched to the municipality’s needs. The proposed 312 streetlight installation is funded by combined grants of $146,000 from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.


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Oakley, California, awards LED streetlight project to Pacific Gas and Electric

The city of Oakley, California, recently awarded an LED streetlight project to Pacific Gas and Electric. The initiative is funded by an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG).

Following guidelines issued by the California Energy Commission (CEC), city officials determined that the project required a competitive bid, and as a result, the project was awarded to the low bidder, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). A total of five bids were submitted for the $168,314 project.

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Seattle, Washington, seeks LED streetlight vendor and issues Invitation to Bid

The city of Seattle, Washington, seeks a vendor for 70 watt LED streetlight fixtures and has issued an Invitation to Bid for the city’s upcoming streetlight installation project.

The city has previously indicated that it plans to deploy up to 10,000 LED fixtures. In early 2011, the city pre-qualified LED fixtures after a formal submission and review process managed by Seattle City Light, the city’s municipal utility.

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Ventura, California, uses $339,000 EECBG award to install LED streetlights

The city council of the city of Ventura, California, has approved a department of public works recommendation to purchase and install 500 LED streetlights. The council authorized the purchase and installation of LED streetlights manufactured by Leotek Electronics, of Milpitas, California. The LED cobrahead fixtures will replace existing, city-owned high pressure sodium (HPS) cobrahead streetlights. The project is funded by a $339,000 award from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG).

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Hayward, California, prepares to install LED streetlight fixtures

The city of Hayward, California, recently completed a qualification of bidders for the city’s upcoming LED streetlight project. According to city officials, installation of new LED streetlight fixtures is already underway, and the city is looking to purchase an additional 62 fixtures for a proposed installation on Tennyson Road. The Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which closed on April 13, 2011, specified LED fixtures manufactured by Leotek, of Milpitas, California, however equivalent fixtures were also considered.

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Tuscaloosa, Alabama, uses $702,000 EECBG award to install Leotek LED streetlights

The city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama has initiated the implementation of its first large scale energy efficient streetlight replacement project. The program, funded by a $702,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award, involves the purchase and installation of approximately 700 new LED streetlight fixtures manufactured by Leotek Electronics of Milpitas, California.

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Cheyenne, Wyoming, evaluates LED streetlight technology from Leotek and BetaLED

The city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has started evaluating LED streetlight technology as the first phase of a potential energy efficient lighting project.

The city has installed six fixtures in a pilot project to assess and test the energy efficient technology and calculate potential energy and cost savings. City engineers are testing LED streetlight fixtures manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting, and Leotek of Milpitas, Calfornia. The city will eventually evaluate fixtures from other manufacturers.

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Wisconsin cities receive $657,000 in LED streetlight grants

The Wisconsin cities of Waukesha and Madison have received Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling $657,000, which will be used to deploy LED streetlights in the two cities.

The cities are currently testing LED streetlights from BetaLED, Leotek, and LSI and plan to evaluate fixtures from Neptune and U.S. Lighting, among others.

Waukesha plans to replace about 1,000 existing, 150 watt high pressure sodium streetlights with LED streetlights. For more on this story read New Streetlights "Wisconsin cities of Waukesha and Madison receive $657,000 in LED streetlight grants and evaluate luminaire vendors".