6:29 pm
Fri January 24, 2014

Um, Why Is Cary Getting 8,000 New Streetlamps Again?

The difference between high-pressure sodium lights (left) and LED lights (right)

Those 8,000 new street lamps will save money, and are a green choice.

The Town of Cary has announced a partnership with Duke Energy Progress to switch out most of its high-pressure sodium streetlamps (the yellow kind) with LED lamps (the white kind).

LEDs are more easily directed in a specific direction and also more energy efficient. So not only can the town do a better job of putting the light on the road (as opposed to spilling off into the neighboring areas), they'll also save an estimated $200,000 a year.

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