The city of Los Angeles has taken a huge step in becoming more energy-efficient. The city has decided to replace its street lights and bus stop lighting with LEDs – bus stop lighting will be solar-powered and off the grid (cnet.com). LA’s existing 209,000 streetlights will be replaced.
LA's 6th Street Bridge with Sodium-Vapor Lamps (Image via cnet.com)
Talk about savings. When complete, the city’s energy consumption for public lighting should be cut by 40 percent and save 40,500 tons of carbon emissions per year, according to city statistics (cnet.com). On top of that, (more…)