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Anchorage, Alaska
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Anchorage is bullish on LED street lighting. Mayor Mark Begich commissioned a year-long evaluation of various LED street lights to prove the performance and suitability of this new technology for use on Anchorage roadways.
In July 2008, he announced appropriation of $2.2 million to enable the city to purchase LED fixtures to replace about 140,000 cobra-head-style street lights throughout the city.
“We have studied new lighting technology extensively over the past several months to validate energy and maintenance-cost savings. We have also conducted a lighting conference and public survey that indicated our residents overwhelmingly approve of the new white LED lighting,” said Begich. “With this feedback and estimated cost savings of approximately $1.5 million annually, we are confident about moving ahead with the broad deployment of LED lighting for our roadways.”
The LED street lights in Anchorage are returning a 50-percent energy
savings over the fixtures they replaced, which is saving the city approximately
$360,000 a year in energy savings alone.
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"The City spends substantial amounts of money every year replacing and maintaining lighting. What the LED City initiative means is not necessarily that we will be spending more, but spending more wisely on emerging technology that will save a lot in the long run... The whole point of declaring this public/private initiative is to develop a long-term plan to save money and take advantage of LED technology to spend smartly. The goal is to get the best lighting value for the citizens of Raleigh and serve as a model for other cities seeking to do the same."
Dan Howe,
Deputy City Manager, City of Raleigh, NC
