Solar street lights and other street light solutions using advanced solar technology

Boise, Idaho, reallocates $764,000 of stimulus funding to deploy additional LED streetlights; this is one of the most important solar street lighting projects in the country. More and more people begin to recognizing the importance of the solar LED street lights projects.

The $764,000 will be used to purchase and install 725 LED streetlight fixtures. According to Boise officials, the city will install 389 historic LED streetlights in the downtown area and 336 “shoebox” style LED streetlights throughout the rest of the city.

The funds, received from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program of the U.S. Department of Energy, were originally allocated for a project at a wastewater treatment plant and a homeowners’ fund to make houses energy efficient.

Boise has already installed 807 LED streetlights—primarily historic—in its downtown area. “The city was very successful with the first LED streetlight project. With the energy cost savings and reduced electricity consumption, it was natural for us to continue retrofitting as many streetlights as possible,” said Vince Trimboli, community relations supervisor for the city of Boise.

The project will not involve a competitive bidding process. The city of Boise intends to issue a change order for additional fixtures to Inovus Solar, the supplier of LED streetlights for the first project. Inovus Solar is a local manufacturer of LED area and streetlight fixtures.

We will benefit much from this solar led street lighting project. And the money we spent on it is worth it.