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Posted: October 28, 2008
Updated: October 29, 2008

Raleigh gets energy-saving street lights

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Progress Energy lineman James LeBlanc installs an LED fixture.
Progress Energy lineman James LeBlanc installs an LED fixture.

Raleigh, N.C. — When does it take a mayor and a CEO to change a light bulb? When the change is an energy-efficient first for Raleigh.

Mayor Charles Meeker and Progress Energy Carolinas CEO Lloyd Yates helped install one of nine LED street lights Tuesday in front of Progress Energy’s corporate headquarters on Davie Street in downtown Raleigh.

The lights form a test case for Progress Energy, the city of Raleigh and industry partners to see how LED street lights work in typical outdoor conditions.

“These new street lights will help to make our future a little brighter,” said Yates. “LED streetlights are an example of the kind of innovation that will be needed to help us achieve greater energy efficiency for our Carolinas customers now and in the years ahead.”

LED lights are expected to burn out less and use less energy use compared with traditional bulbs.

RELATED TOPICS: Charles Meeker, Raleigh

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Does this mean they'll turn them off?!?! That's what's needed.
Slip Kid
November 3, 2008 4:47 p.m.
bozoclown3118, I'll answer what little I can. The small flourescent bulbs, you buy for your home, use about 1/4 the amount of energy. For instance, the 60-Watt flourescent bulb equivalent uses about 14-Watts. The LED Lights are just as energy saving, if not more. The lights on the streets have to be at least 150-Watts, if not closer to 300-Watts. So to replace most all street lights would be a huge savings in labor and operational costs longterm. The goal is not to reduce the number of street lights. There will be many, many more added in time with growth. The goal is to reduce the energy load they require. A side bonus is they last a lot longer than regular bulbs.
Click to view my profile DeathRow-IFeelYourPain-NOT
November 3, 2008 3:15 p.m.
Now if we could just keep everyone from throwing their grabage in the streets.........
Arthur in the Garden
October 31, 2008 12:42 p.m.
Okay, now that they are saving energy with these new street lights, how about MORE of them so we can actually see dark areas at night? And hey, while they're at it, how about putting reflectors in the road so we can actually see the lines when it's pitch dark and raining?
Click to view my profile FedupinNC
October 30, 2008 9:00 a.m.
Ah they could save even more money by just not ever replacing the bulbs. What could be greener than that?
whatelseisnew
October 29, 2008 7:54 p.m.
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