Crews from the City of Winfield Electric Utility installed 12 new Light Emitting Diode (LED) cobra-head streetlights on the 900-1000 block of Main St. Thursday afternoon.
This latest lighting change is part of an ongoing lighting trial in the city's endeavor to "go green, " cut costs and save energy. The environmentally friendly LED lighting represents a significant energy-savings over Winfield's current High Pressure Sodium streetlights by enabling the city to cut energy usage by about 70 percent.
"Add to that the fact that LEDs have such a great longevity factor which will save the city additional monies by requiring very little labor to maintain them, " said Alan B. Dykes, energy manager for the City of Winfield.
The new fixtures also have a higher Kelvin temperature rating which means they have a better color rendering index enabling eyes to more efficiently process the light. The lights are currently on loan to the city for 60 days to run this trial. At the completion, the city has the option either to purchase or to return them.
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