Roanoke, Virginia, seeks bids for 190 LED streetlight retrofit kits

The city of Roanoke, Virginia, has initiated the process of testing LED technology in the city’s downtown corridor. The implementation process involves a series of pilot installations which will be used to test and evaluate energy efficiency as well as performance and illumination. Initial testing is being done on the city’s decorative post-top streetlights using LED retrofit kits. The city is currently seeking bids for the purchase of approximately 190 retrofit kits to replace existing high pressure (HPS) lamps.


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Arlington County, Virginia, to install 1,800 LED streetlights in 2010

The county of Arlington, Virginia, has started a large-scale LED streetlight replacement program funded by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program and local capital funds. The County will spend $1.5 million in 2010 to replace 1,800 existing streetlights with LED fixtures.

According to county officials, the long term goal is to replace all county owned streetlights with LED fixtures within the next six years. Currently the county owns 4,200 streetlights, most of which use high pressure sodium (HPS) technology.

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