Ceres, Burlingame, Kerman and Salinas, California, to install over 4,000 LED streetlights

The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently approved nearly $2 million in low interest loans for streetlighting improvements in four California cities. The CEC loans are funded by bonds and stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The fund, Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA), was created to provide low-interest loans to local governments and other organizations for energy efficiency and energy-producing projects. The four cities receiving CEC loans are Ceres, Burlingame, Kerman and Salinas.


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Salinas, California RFP looking for 2,000 LED streetlights

For more on this Request for Proposals for 2000 LED streetlights, read the New Streetlights RFP page...

News Update: Salinas California, Votes for LED streetlights RFP

Salinas, CA city council voted to issue an RFP for the purchase and installation of LED streetlights. The project is valued at $691,472. This is an update on yesterday's story, for the full story read newstreetlights.com...

Salinas, California, awaits city council approval for $691,472 LED streetlight installation

The Department of Engineering and Transportation in the city of Salinas, California, has submitted a report to the city council that recommends the approval of an energy efficient streetlight conversion project. The report specifies the use of LED streetlight fixtures as a replacement for existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights. The report is under review by the Salinas city council, and city officials expect a decision on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. The project will be funded by a grant from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, in the amount of $691,472.

For more on this 400 LED streetlight project, read the New Streetlights article...

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