Lighting Science Group recently celebrated the achievement of phase I of the relighting project, along with Mayor of Washington, D.C. Vincent C. Gray and officials from the Department of the Environment (DDOE) and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). This phase I project will help conserve annual energy costs, considerably.
The previous old, inefficient lights were replaced with highly-durable and ultra-efficient street lights from Lighting Science Group, thereby reducing the District's annual carbon dioxide emissions by 719 T and making the D.C. area more sustainable.
DDOT, along with Howard University Transportation Research Center, conducted an analysis of light emitting diode (LED) lighting products, from large number of various producers and vendors, before initiating this project. As part of the study, efficacy, photometric readings, fixture life, color temperature, dimmability and compatibility with remote monitoring and control systems, and aesthetics were evaluated. The study came to a conclusion with the selection of Lighting Science Group's PROLIFIC (LSG) LSR-2 LED Street light as the favored choice by DDOT to replace the existing alley lights across the District.
LSG's CEO and Chairman, Jim Haworth says that smart infrastructure-based city planning is found to be safe as well as cost-effective. DDOT and DDOE, jointly with the Mayor's office, anticipate promoting financial as well as safety interests among their District residents through their united passion for a sustainable D.C. LSG's PROLIFIC Series roadway solutions provide extensive lifetime compared to the existing lights. In addition, it will minimize both maintenance and energy costs. The new LED street lights from LSG provide enhanced illumination at less cost. With its bright color and uniformity, it serves to be a revolutionary lighting for the District.
Under the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficient and Conservation Block Grant program, DDOE granted funds for this the LED lighting project. Also, DDOT will install high-efficacy light fixtures across D.C.
