Pittsburgh San Jose United States LED street plan

Pennsylvania city of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh), and California (SanJos), Jose is intensified facelift LED lamp, but it is not comprehensive.

Among them, Pittsburgh plans 40 thousand to replace the traditional street lamp LED street, and San Jose is prepared to replace the traditional street lamp 62 thousand new LED lamp.

Through the LED light source technology, it is expected to reduce the cost of half the energy cost of street lighting.

Pittsburgh estimates its annual energy savings and maintenance costs of more than $1 million 400 thousand. The city public works department director GuyCosta pointed out that Pittsburgh annually for the lamp energy consumption and maintenance cost is $4 million, if replaced with LED lights, is expected to be reduced to $1 million 400 thousand. Open tender contract includes LED street lamp replacement, installation and maintenance, the cost of $25 million.

For decades, drivers, pedestrians and police in San Jose generally complain about the city's yellow lights, traffic signal lamps and easily confused lights, and let the car color and the fence looks funny. In the spring of 2009, the city plans to replace the traditional street lights, is working to raise about $20 million budget.