Monticello, Minnesota, tests LED streetlights from Sternberg Lighting and Philips Hanover

The city of Monticello, Minnesota, is in the process of testing LED streetlight technology on city streets as part of an energy conservation effort. The city program involves test and evaluation of fixtures manufactured by Sternberg Lighting of Roselle, Illinois, and Philips Hanover of Littlestown, Pennsylvania. The LED streetlights were selected by the town council following recommendations from the city officials.

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Madison, Alabama, re-issues RFP for decorative LED streetlights

The city of Madison, Alabama recently rejected all bids which were solicited for a twenty-five decorative LED streetlight installation. According to city officials, all submitted bids were unreasonably high and were therefore considered unacceptable by the city of Madison evaluation committee. The city is seeking bids to supply and install twenty-five Holophane decorative LED streetlights, and for the removal and disposal of existing area lights in the Madison Public Library parking lot and in the Public Works parking lot. Although the bid specifies Holophane LED fixtures, bidders may submit bids for equivalent LED fixtures.

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Torrington, Connecticut, issues RFP for installation of 522 LED streetlights

The city of Torrington, Connecticut seeks bidders for an LED streetlight installation project. The city has already purchased 522 LED streetlights manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting of Racine, Wisconsin, and is seeking bids for the removal and disposal of existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlight fixtures and the installation of the new LED streetlight fixtures from BetaLED.

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Lompoc, California, issues $95,000 RFP for up to 100 new LED streetlights

The city of Lompoc, California seeks bidders for a $95,000 LED streetlight installation project.

Using federal funds totaling $95,000, the city plans to install approximately 100 new energy efficient LED streetlights in the city’s residential areas near Highway 1. The planned installation includes the purchase, retrofit and installation of new LED streetlight fixtures. The city was awarded funds for the project through the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.

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Santa Ana, California, issues RFP for 253 LED streetlights

The city council of Santa Ana, California recently approved a department of public works recommendation to replace existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with LED streetlight fixtures. The project is funded by an award from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. The EECBG program is locally administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC). The new LED streetlight fixtures will be installed on two arterial roadways in the city of Santa Ana.

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Southern California Edison adds LED streetlights to Schedule LS-1

In early May, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) passed a resolution related to LED streetlights, and municipalities in Southern California Edison’s service area will benefit from the new policy.

Previously, only city-owned streetlight fixtures in Southern California Edison (SCE) service areas were eligible for conversion to LED technology. The new resolution makes a limited number of utility-owned streetlight fixtures eligible for conversion to LED streetlight fixtures.

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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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