Anchorage, Alaska, USA

 

Population

 279,243 in 2008

 

Total number of lights in municipality

 16,500 streetlights

 

Initiative

 Phase 1 LED streetlight deployment completed.

     All city-owned residential streetlights and

     low speed collector roadway streetlights replaced:

          2,221 150W high pressure sodium lamps and

          1,775 250W high pressure sodium lamps.

     Total capital outlay for Phase 1: $2,199,471.

 

 Phase 2 planning underway

     Parking lot, parking garage, decorative and trail lighting.

 

 Phase 3

     Utility maintained lights, collector lights, and high speed

     arterial roadway streetlights.

 

Funding source

 Phase 1 funded by municipality, which loaned money to itself

 

Lighting supplier

 Phase 1: BetaLED

 

Issue

 Flat rates charged by utilities must be examined and revised

 

Surveys and testing

 General survey of 50 local residents and

 in-car visibility testing conducted with 120 local residents

 

Website

 Municipality of Anchorage Street Lights

 

Related resources

 Energy Efficient Street Lighting presentation given at

 Alaska Energy Authority Rural Energy Conference, 9/16/08.

 

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