LA: Lighting the Way for Big Energy Savings in Los Angeles

EERE News: The world's largest light emitting diode (LED) conversion project to date is under way in Los Angeles, California.

In the project’s first phase alone, the city retrofitted over 141,000 streetlights, reducing energy use by 63% and saving the city $7 million a year in electricity costs. The project is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 47,583 metric tons annually, which is equivalent to removing about 10,000 cars from Los Angeles roadways per year.

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