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On Monday, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) City Councilman William Peduto released a plan to convert the city’s 40,000 streetlights to LED lights, potentially saving taxpayers more than $2.5 million and reducing more than 984 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

“This is a plan that saves taxpayers millions of dollars, while also protecting the environment,” LEDs Magazine quoted Councilman Peduto as saying. “LED street lights use less energy, require less maintenance, provide a brighter light, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and contain no mercury. This is a win-win situation.”

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Six new LED light fixtures have recently been added to streets in Lansing, Michigan as a an expansion of its ongoing trial of LED streetlights, reports LEDs Magazine.

Originally, the Lansing Board of Water and Light (LBWL) erected 17 LED-based street lamps over roads and sidewalks in 2007.  Now, the LBWL is considering drastically expanding the trial in order to determine if it will replace its current 34,000 lamps with LED models.

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