The U.S. government consulted the public to determine the color temperature trend of the LED street lights

Gloucester times (Gloucester Times) reported that the Massachusetts state government in Gloucester is currently soliciting public opinion about the new LED street lamps.

Local residents can participate in two different LED lamp usage tests. The Development Council is currently considering the suitability of different lighting fixtures. The government installed 4 test lights, of which two were LED lamps with warm colors and color temperature 3000K, while the other two were LED lamps with color temperature 4000K.

City Residential Development Department Senior Specialist Matt Coogan (Matt Coogan), and the city's executive director Jim Datino (Jim Destino) said that if the two LED lights cost the same, the municipal government will comply with the public opinion, the use of LED lamp color temperature low. The citizens who participated in the test included members of the local amateur astronomical society.

Gloucester city government in 2014 from the national Power Grid Corp (National Grid) that 2800 branch lights ownership, and plans to all street lights are changed to LED street lights.

Gloucester municipal government for the change plan in advance have been borrowed 1 million dollars ($32 million 420 thousand dollars), but hopes to get the state of green area grants, as well as the United States Power Grid Corp awards, and the total cost will be reduced to $340 thousand ($11 million 20 thousand dollars).

Daitinuo said, Gloucester City Council estimates that the new lighting plan each year will be able to reduce the $130 thousand ($4 million 210 thousand dollars) of electricity, that is to say the whole street facelift plan in less than will be able to go back to the 6 months. (compile: China LED net Zhang Yahan)

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