Yuba City, California, plans $1.35 million program to install 3,300 LED streetlights

Yuba City, California, will soon seek bidders for a large scale deployment of LED streetlights. By using a low interest loan of $1,345,487 from the California Energy Commission (CEC), Yuba City will be able to perform a city-wide conversion of its existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights to energy efficient LED fixtures. Final approval of the CEC financing and the streetlight replacement project from the municipality’s city council is pending. Upon city council approval, city officials expect the loan to be executed in September 2011. Initial city plans are to use the CEC loan to replace approximately 3,300 existing streetlights with LED streetlight fixtures.

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North Carolina State University solicits bids for LED area lights

The Centennial campus of the North Carolina State University (NCSU) is continuing its program to convert campus lighting to LED technology. In early July, the university, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, issued a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the purchase of LED area fixtures to be installed around the Engineering III building. The new LED fixtures will replace existing high intensity discharge (HID) area lights. This installation is funded by a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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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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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, issues RFP for 3,100 LED streetlights

After two years of studies and discussions with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase of approximately 3,100 LED streetlights.

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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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Newport Beach, California, prepares for second LED streetlight installation

The city of Newport Beach, California, recently completed the first phase of a large-scale LED streetlight installation and is preparing to begin the second phase of the program. The initiative’s first phase included installation of approximately two hundred new LED streetlight fixtures on city streets and the Balboa and Newport Piers. Application specific LED fixtures, including those manufactured by Philips and GE, were installed in the different areas. In residential neighborhoods, the city chose to install decorative post top and cobrahead fixtures, whereas shoebox style LED fixtures were chosen for the two piers. All LED streetlight fixtures replaced existing incandescent and high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights.

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Alberta, Canada, municipalities to install over 300 LED streetlight fixtures from BetaLED

Communities in the Canadian province of Alberta will be lit with LED streetlights as a result of a partnership of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) and energy provider FortisAlberta. The towns of Stony Plain, Innisfail and Okotoks will receive a distribution of approximately 300 LED streetlights which will be installed as replacements for existing high pressure sodium (HPS) streetlight fixtures. The LED fixtures chosen for the installation are manufactured by BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting, of Racine, Wisconsin, and funding for the project comes directly from FortisAlberta.

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