Lower Moreland Among Communities Upgrading To LED Streetlights

LOWER MORELAND, PA -- LED streetlights will be installed in 35 communities in the Philadelphia area, leading to savings of nearly $1 million per year, according to estimates from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC).

The Regional Streetlight Procurement Program, spearheaded by the DVRPC, is part of an intergovernmental cooperative arrangement between the participating municipalities.

The project will install more than 26,000 LED streetlights, exterior lights, and traffic signals. The changes will lead to reductions of 10,000 megawatt hours, 5,4000 metric tons of CO2 emissions, and nearly a $1 million in energy costs, the DVRPC said.

Construction is already underway and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017.

Montgomery County communities participating include Cheltenham, Hatfield, Jenkintown, Lansdale, Lower Moreland, Lower Pottsgrove, Springfield, Schwenksville, Towamencin, Upper Dublin, and Whitemarsh.

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