Arlington County Government, VA Environmental Services (DES), 23 Dec 2013

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From YouTube: LED Streetlight Program

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Looking for ways to save on your electricity bill? So is Arlington County. That's why we rolled out the LED Streetlight program in 2010. The results have been outstanding with a nearly 75 percent reduction in energy use for the lights already replaced,saving approximately $300,000. Eventually the program will save the county over 1 million dollars per year.

The new, state-of-the-art LED lights provide a safe environment for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists alike during evening, nighttime and early morning hours. And, because they don't contain mercury, lead, or harmful UV light found in the older bulbs, they're good for the environment and safe for you.

The lights shine a pure white light that is closer to natural sunlight and may initially appear overly bright or harsh. This is normal. In fact, they're actually less bright than the older bulbs. So, it's just new and different. One other benefit of these lights is their dimming capability allowing the County to dim each light individually as the activity levels decrease on streets.

The lights come on at only 75% of their maximum power, and as the night progresses, they eventually power down to 25% while most of us are indoors and asleep.

We appreciate your patience as we help light the way to safer streets, a healthier environment and a better bottom line. To find out more about the street lights in your community, visit our webpage at arlingtonva.us, and search "street light".

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Looking for ways to save on your electricity bill, so is Arlington County. That's why we rolled out the LED streetlight program in 2010. The results have been outstanding, with a nearly seventy-five percent reduction in energy use for the lights already replaced, saving approximately 300,000 dollars. Eventually, the program will save the county over 1 million dollars per year. The new state-of-the-art LED lights provide a safe environment for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists alike during evening nighttime and early morning hours because they don't contain mercury, lead or harmful, UV and IR light found in the older bulbs.

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They are good for the environment and safe for you. The lights shine a pure white light that is closer to natural sunlight and may initially appear overly bright or harsh, but this is normal in fact, they're actually less bright than the older bulbs. So it's just new and different one other benefit of these lights is their dimming capability, allowing the county to dim each light individually. As the activity levels decrease on streets, the lights come on and only 75 percent of their maximum power and as the night progresses, they eventually power down to twenty-five percent.

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While most of us are indoors and asleep, we appreciate your patience as we help light the way to safer streets, a healthier environment and a better bottom line to find out more about the streetlights in your community visit our webpage at Arlington, Va us and search street light.