Very interesting [via Engadget, where you'll find a photo and a link to the original news item] —
While it's no secret that LEDs light up the night in a more efficient (albeit expensive) manner, few locales have given the idea of lighting up the town en masse with LEDs any serious consideration. In a feat that would surely oust Brussles' Dexia Tower in terms of magnitude, city officials in Raleigh, North Carolina are hoping to make the Capital City the "world's first LED city."
Reportedly envisioned by the mayor, officials are teaming up with RTP-based Cree, Inc. in order to "save money and help the environment," and in a pilot program completed late last year, a LED-equipped parking deck purportedly burned "40-percent less energy" than those with "standard lighting systems." Additionally, the quality and brightness of the lighting was said to have improved, which paved the way for LEDs to hit up street lights, architectural and accent lighting, and pedestrian and walkway lights over the next 18 months. If things go as planned, the entire city will "convert permanently to LED lighting," hopefully saving around $80,000 a year in parking deck utility bills alone -- and hey, if nobody in charge can figure out how to use an extra 80 large per year, there's a few
potholescraters on Hillsborough Street that could use some attention.
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That is why
Everyone loves Meeker. Its not a huge issue that people are thinking about, but he is saving money, making the city safer, and helping the environment all by innovating.
pretty cool.
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"Keep the Faith"
I think I saw Charlotte is asking for money to do the same thing
along 277. The lights don't ever come on at night, but they will shine during daylight hours. Duh
Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.
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As a member of the Raleigh Environmental Advisrory Board
I can tell you we are very interested in how this works, because LED lighting will help Raleigh greatly decrease its emissions footprint. Although most of our local power comes from Nuke power, using less is using less.
Now, if someone could invent an SUV that runs on cooking oil....
oh, wait a minute...
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