Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Why Solid State Street Lighting?

The Northwest is home to nearly 1.7 million streetlights—most of which are energy inefficient and expensive to maintain. Solid State Lighting (SSL), which uses Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), uses 50 percent less energy than traditional street lighting technologies. Adding control systems to these public lighting sources could add another 25 percent of energy savings potential, creating an energy savings of up to 115 average megawatts (aMW) each year for the Northwest.

For more on the potential of SSLs and control systems, visit here.

Streetlight test and symposium

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) helps maximize energy efficiency for the region’s future energy needs and builds the pipeline for future successes. NEEA’s Emerging Technology group helps fill this pipeline with energy-efficient technologies, such as LED streetlight control systems, and by helping these technologies gain acceptance in the Northwest.

As part of this commitment, NEEA’s Emerging Technology group and its utility and market partners are conducting a visual streetlight test in Seattle from March 6 – March 8 that will illustrate the advantages and value that LED lighting can provide the region, such as energy savings, comfort, and greater safety for motorists and pedestrians.

The study will help municipalities make informed choices about LED street lighting for their cities as well as support national outdoor lighting standards efforts.

Street Lighting Symposium
March 6, 2012

Coinciding with the tests, NEEA will also host a one-day symposium on March 6 that makes the business case for solid state municipal streetlights and educates regional municipal and utility streetlight decision makers about new LED streetlight advances.

To sign up for the symposium, go here.

Please contact Mark Rehley if you’re interested in attending the symposium or the streetlight tests.

Helpful Links

For in-depth findings and reports on streetlights, SSLs, control systems, please visit Conduit. For more information on previous studies from other studies, click on specific city:
The DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium is a very helpful site that shares technical information and experiences related to LED street and area lighting demonstrations.
For a map of the affected areas, click here.
For information on street closures, please visit SDOT.