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San Jose’s Green Vision Progress, 2014

February 15, 2015

alternative fuel vehicles, best practices, climate action plans, evaluation, green building, Local Governments in Action, measurement & verification, streetlighting, transportation

San Jose’s progress on its Green Vision goals are up. Metrics are tracked on each of the following ten goals of the plan: Goal 1: Create 25,000 Clean Tech Jobs as the World Center of Clean Innovation Goal 2: Reduce Per Capita Energy Use by 50% Goal 3: Receive 100% of Our Electrical Power from…

City of Oakland Completes Streetlight LED Conversion: More than 30,000 Lights Converted, Paid for By Energy Savings

August 11, 2014

Sarina Soor

best practices, EE municipal projects, energy efficiency, lighting, Local Governments in Action, streetlighting

The City of Oakland has completed converting 30,333 street lights to light-emitting diode (LED), in a project started in 2013 and completed in 2014. Replacement of the old streetlight fixtures with new LED fixtures provides a better quality of light to enhance (more…)

Video: City of San Diego Saves Money and Energy through LED Streetlighting and Maintenance Tool

July 3, 2014

Sarina Soor

best practices, cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency, lighting, Local Governments in Action, streetlighting

Click on the video below to learn how the City of San Diego chose to implement LED streetlights and wireless controls, saving more than $250,000 per year. Looking for more on streetlighting upgrades? Click here.

Next Generation Streetlighting Guide Released

January 24, 2014

Sarina Soor

best practices, energy efficiency, publications, streetlighting

The Next Generation Streetlight Guide is a collaborative project of the Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC), the California Lighting Technology Center, Energy Solutions, and (more…)

Visalia’s Climate Action Plan

January 19, 2014

Sarina Soor

best practices, climate action plans, EE municipal programs, electric vehicles, HVAC, incentives, lighting, Local Governments in Action, renewables/DERs, san joaquin valley, solar, streetlighting

The City of Visalia’s Climate Action Plan was released last month. Highlighted are the City’s existing accomplishments – including compressed natural gas and hybrid vehicles, HVAC retrofits in municipal buildings, LED streetlighting installs, and solar photovoltaics at the Visalia airport – and plans for further energy reductions, including further lighting upgrades, municipal solar program expansion,…

Webinar: SCE Territory Municipal Street Lighting Program

October 14, 2013

Sarina Soor

best practices, EE municipal programs, energy efficiency, lighting, SCE, southern california, southern coast, strategic planning, streetlighting

New developments allow cities to purchase SCE streetlights – this presents new opportunities for cities to save energy and money through upgrades to LEDs. To help elected officials understand how to get started, the Independent Cities Finance Authority (ICFA), in partnership with SCE and Climatec, describe best practices for cost-effectiveness. Per ICFA, “One of the…

Santa Barbara Case Study: City Action on Efficiency, Renewables, Transit and More

April 9, 2013

Sarina Soor

best practices, case study, commercial, cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency, lighting, Local Governments in Action, southern california, streetlighting, transportation

Learn what the City of Santa Barbara is doing to save energy and further sustainability in its community in this CoolCalifornia.org case study. Highlights are (more…)

City of Watsonville Replaces 1,800 HPS Streetlights with LEDs

October 18, 2012

Sarina Soor

best practices, central coast, energy efficiency, financing, lighting, local government partnership, Local Governments in Action, PG&E, streetlighting

Using American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding and low- and no-interest loans from PG&E, the City of Watsonville has replaced their inefficient high pressure sodium streetlights with LEDs. Visit their website to see how the upgrades have improved the lighting quality and lowered the City’s energy bills.

Forbes article: 10 California Cities Saving Money With LED Street Lights

February 10, 2012

Sarina Soor

bay area, best practices, CEC, central coast, central valley, EE municipal programs, lighting, Local Governments in Action, northern california, san bernardino, southern california, streetlighting

In a recent article, Forbes covers ten California cities making their community more efficient and their bills more affordable through streetlight upgrades: Brisbane completed two streetlighting upgrade projects, saving the City nearly $20,000 each year in energy costs; Carpinteria replaced 199 high-pressure sodium fixtures with LEDs, saving $11,600 annually on its energy bills; In San Bernardino,…

City of Antioch Completes Energy Efficient Indoor, Outdoor and Street Lighting Project

January 24, 2011

Sarina Soor

bay area, case study, lighting, Local Governments in Action, northern california, streetlighting

In December 2010, the City of Antioch completed retrofits of eight City-owned facilities and over 8,700 street and park lights with energy-efficient induction lighting, saving (more…)