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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Rohnert Park, California, receives approval for new LED streetlight installation

The City Council of Rohnert Park, California, recently approved a recommendation from the Department of Public Works to move forward with a planned project for additional LED streetlight installations. The project will be funded by a $75,000 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. A portion of the award was used to purchase and install LED fixtures manufactured by Cooper Lighting and streetlight poles placed in four city parks. The remaining funds will be used to purchase and install up to 30 new LED streetlights for the city’s roadways.


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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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Millbrae, California, installs 278 BetaLED streetlights

The city of Millbrae, California, recently completed its first significant installation of LED streetlights. The project, funded by a $112,630 grant from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, was completed in Spring 2011. The LED fixture chosen by public works officials is manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting of Racine, Wisconsin. City officials elected to use the turnkey program offered by local utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). This program is offered to PG&E customers to consolidate the purchase, installation, rebate, and tariff revision through one vendor.

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Piedmont, California, uses EECBG funds to install 88 LED streetlights

Piedmont, California, plans to install 88 LED streetlights in a small, pilot-style initiative. The project will be funded by an award from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The grant award of $58,000 will be used to purchase and install approximately 88 new LED streetlight fixtures. The competitively bid project was awarded to the Amland Corporation, which will install LED streetlight fixtures manufactured by On-Q Lighting Systems of Oakland, California.

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Chico, California, to install 1,100 LED streetlights from BetaLED

The city of Chico, California, is poised to begin its first large-scale LED streetlight installation. The city plans to convert 1,100 existing high pressure sodium (HPS) cobra head streetlights with LED fixtures manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting of Racine, Wisconsin. The project is funded by a $650,000 award from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program and will incorporate energy efficiency rebates from local utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).

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San Leandro, California, to install 270 LED streetlight fixtures from BetaLED

The city of San Leandro, California, has completed a competitive bidding process and is prepared to launch its first large scale LED streetlight installation. The city received funds totaling $83,320 from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The EECBG awards are locally administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC). San Leandro is also participating in the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) energy efficient streetlight rebate program.

Initially, city officials hoped to purchase and install up to 150 energy efficient LED streetlight fixtures with the EECBG award and PG&E incentives.

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Chico, California, awarded $650,000 for LED streetlights

The city of Chico, California, is preparing to launch an LED streetlight project which will target approximately 20% of the city’s existing streetlights for replacement. Chico has received an award from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, of which $650,000 will be used to purchase and install LED streetlight fixtures. The LED luminaires will replace existing city-owned high pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures located throughout the metropolitan area. City officials are working with representatives from energy supplier Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) on a full streetlight analysis and inventory.

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Image source: Wikipedia - Seal of the City of Chico, California

San Pablo, California, awarded $169,886 for LED streetlights

The city of San Pablo, California, has been awarded $169,886 for an LED streetlight replacement project. The project will be funded by a grant from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. EECBG funds are administered locally by the California Energy Commission (CEC).

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Three California towns to spend $223,773 on LED streetlights

The California towns of Windsor, Cotati and Cloverdale were collectively awarded a $223,773 energy efficiency grant which the municipalities will use to replace high pressure sodium (HPS) lighting with LED streetlights. The funds were received from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The town of Windsor is serving as the lead coordinator for the project, according to Windsor senior planner, Kevin Thompson. The regional utility, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), provided assistance with the technical portion of the grant application.

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PG&E and Progress Energy Carolinas drive LED streetlight adoption

A common complaint of municipalities contemplating the deployment of LED streetlights is the resistance they face from electric utilities related to adjusting rate tariffs. While the LED streetlight technology creates immediate electricity cost savings, many utilities are not eager to pass the savings along to municipalities and taxpayers.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on the west coast and Progress Energy Carolinas (PEC) on the east coast have proven to be LED streetlight change agents, not defenders of the status quo. Not only have these utilities already implemented revised rate tariffs that reflect the lower energy consumption of LED streetlights, but they have also established turnkey programs that provide full-service purchase and installation for municipal partners.

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Watsonville, California installs 400 LED streetlights, plans 1000 more

Watsonville, California, has completed the first phase of the city’s plan to deploy LED streetlights.

Watsonville installed 400 LED streetlights two weeks ago using funds from the the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. Watsonville worked with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), which has a unique turnkey program for LED streetlights. Cities that participate in the PG&E turnkey program receive a number of benefits. Municipalities receive rebates for purchasing PG&E-approved LED streetlights and electricity rate reductions. PG&E also installs the LED streetlights for turnkey program participants.

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