Small WA Cities Get Big Help from State to Convert Streetlights to LEDs
Small cities in Washington are getting big help from the state to convert their streetlights from high-pressure sodium lamps to LEDs.
Small cities in Washington are getting big help from the state to convert their streetlights from high-pressure sodium lamps to LEDs.
Residents and businesses should prepare for construction to resume in the Holly Park neighborhood in mid-May to update the streetlight electrical grounding system.
Seattle City Light will begin upgrading the streetlight electrical grounding system in the Holly Park neighborhood Oct. 6.
Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists in Shoreline have safer roads at night, now that Seattle City Light has completed the conversion of streetlights on arterial roads to energy efficient LED technology.
Seattle City Light’s annual safety testing of streetlights and nearby conductive surfaces found 13 instances where equipment carried at least 30 volts of electricity. Five of those pieces of equipment belonged to City Light. The other eight included illuminated signs, red light cameras and spot lights.
The drive to West Seattle looks a little brighter this winter now that City Light has completed the upgrade of the streetlights on the high bridge from high pressure sodium luminaries to energy-efficient LED fixtures.
Seattle City Light has completed its conversion of more than 40,000 residential streetlights to energy efficient LED technology ahead of schedule, General Manager and CEO Jorge Carrasco announced today.
Making sure the 84,000 streetlights in Seattle City Light’s service territory stay on and operate safely is the job of about 200 men and women on Seattle City Light’s electrical and distribution crews.
Seattle City Light will be holding a community meeting in the High Point neighborhood on Monday, March 18 to discuss plans to upgrade the streetlight electrical grounding system. The project is scheduled to begin in late March and will enhance streetlight safety by reducing the risk of contact voltage through… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light’s contractor, Berschauer Phillips, will be installing twenty-four additional LED streetlights along Lake Washington Boulevard the weekend of August 10-12.