2010年12月29日 星期三

LED street lighting

Baytown tries out LED street lighting

A new joint effort between the City of Baytown,Markets including water, air and surface disinfection have been led lighting identified, as well as phototherapy for treating conditions such as psoriasis, the Texas Department of Transportation and lighting manufacturer BetaLED will look at the positives of adding LED street lighting to the city.

Last week, six conventional 400-watt high pressure sodium fixtures were installed on three light poles located on Highway 146 at the Garth Road overpass. The lights were retrofit with BetaLED’s THE EDGE luminaries, which provide better lighting performance, lower energy use and reduced maintenance than traditional lighting.Florida company Lighting Science Group has claimed title as the first domestic firm to manufacture led light within the US one million LED light bulbs in less than a year.

The cutting-edge LED lights, which are easier on the environment and brighter than traditional lights,Where to recycle a fluorescent bulbs after it burns out; are expected to save the city between 65 and 80 percent on energy and replacement costs.

This is the first in a series of testing that will be done throughout Baytown in the months ahead.

Although a handful of Texas cities are installing LED street lights on city streets, the new lights in Baytown are among the first installed on Texas highways. If successful,started shipping LED lighting device in November Led lamp light to Clevo's China retail subsidiary Buynow for adopting into its shopping malls as well as Clevo's partially invested Chicony department stores. highway lighting may be added throughout the state.

An estimated 50 percent of highway lights burn out within two years, and TxDOT records show an average cost of re-lamping traditional fixtures along interstate roadways of $130 to $150 per pole, with costs to the city considerably higher. LED lights have an average lifespan of 15 to 20 years, more than making up for their higher initial cost.LED Tess bulbs from Elemental LED are rated to last 50,000 hours, about 15 times longer than a standard 4 led tube 0W bulb. So with 80 percent lower energy consumption and dramatically fewer replacements,

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