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Raleigh, North Carolina
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The LED City program was launched as a result of a joint effort with the City of Raleigh, NC, in February 2007. In late 2006, Raleigh officials converted one floor of a municipal parking garage to LED lighting to test light quality, meter energy use and get feedback from people who park their vehicles in this garage.
Raleigh officials noted a 40-percent energy savings with the new LED lighting, and Progress Energy, Raleigh’s utilities provider, noted that that the quality of light was greatly improved.
A total of 200 people were surveyed before and after the LED lighting was installed. Positive reactions to the garage’s lighting after LEDs were installed were three times higher. The most surprising finding was that 74 percent of the respondents surveyed after the LED lighting was installed felt that safety in the garage was significantly enhanced.
Raleigh city officials as well as their Wake County counterparts are moving forward with numerous LED lighting projects both as retrofits to existing facilities and in new-build opportunities.
“The economic benefits for municipalities to invest in LEDs are clear – they save energy, reduce environmental impact and improve the quality of light,” states Mayor Charles Meeker. “We believe that the cost savings and benefits of LED lighting are real and achievable today.”
“We have completed upwards of 25 LED lighting projects based on the success of that first LED garage lighting pilot,” notes Dan Howe, Raleigh assistant city manager. “We are moving forward with LED lighting whenever we can, including three solar-powered LED pole-lighting projects in places where line power is unavailable.”
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"The City spends substantial amounts of money every year replacing and maintaining lighting. What the LED City initiative means is not necessarily that we will be spending more, but spending more wisely on emerging technology that will save a lot in the long run... The whole point of declaring this public/private initiative is to develop a long-term plan to save money and take advantage of LED technology to spend smartly. The goal is to get the best lighting value for the citizens of Raleigh and serve as a model for other cities seeking to do the same."
Dan Howe,
Deputy City Manager, City of Raleigh, NC
