Livermore Upgrades to LED Street Lights

The city is nearing completion of a plan to upgrade its street lights with LED lights, officials said.

Upgrading to LED street lights is part of a multi-phase project in collaboration with Chevron. Council members approved the project last year to reduce Livermore's carbon footprint, conserve energy and reduce the city's electricity bill.

Other phases of the project include installing solar panels at city facilities and creating plug-in electric vehicle charging stations.

The city has about 7,300 street lights and plan to replace 7,100 of those with LED lights by mid- to late-summer, Assistant City Manager Troy Brown said.

The remaining 200 street lights in town will not be replaced, as a majority of them are decorative lights in the downtown area.

City officials began a pilot program testing LED street lights in several neighborhoods in February and March. Residents provided the city with positive feedback and were pleased with the neighborhood upgrades, officials said.

For further information on the project and estimated annual cost savings it will bring to the city, view the attached staff report.

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