{"id":35999,"date":"2014-05-30T15:56:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T15:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/article\/detroit-solves-streetlighting-problem_c"},"modified":"2014-05-30T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T15:56:48","slug":"detroit-solves-streetlighting-problem_c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/projects\/infrastructure\/detroit-solves-streetlighting-problem_c\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit solves streetlighting problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a charter city of the Department of Energy\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2014\/05\/09\/fact-sheet-president-obama-announces-commitments-and-executive-actions-a\" target=\"_blank\">High Performance Outdoor Lighting Accelerator<\/a> program, the Detroit Public Lighting Authority (PLA) announced its plans to transition to energy-efficient LED technology yesterday, after celebrating the already completed pilot installation of 2,000 Cree\u00ae XSP Series Area Luminaires.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facing nearly one-third of its street lights rendered broken, Detroit is in need of a long-term, energy-saving lighting solution that can help drive the City\u2019s plans for rebuilding a thriving, vibrant community. As part of the program, Cree is working with PLA to install another 5,000 XSP Series Area Luminaires, and also working with the Detroit Area Pre College Education Program (DAPCEP) to support educational training programs in Detroit schools to equip students with knowledge of LED lighting manufacturing and design principles, helping prepare them for career opportunities of the future.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire programis expected to help reduce energy usage by 60 percent over Detroit\u2019s existing streetlights, while increasing the quality of light, and more importantly, unlocking the potential for significantly reduced maintenance costs \u2013 solving Detroit\u2019s existing lighting problems.<\/p><\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a charter city of the Department of Energy\u2019s High Performance Outdoor Lighting Accelerator program, the Detroit Public Lighting Authority (PLA) announced its plans to transition to energy-efficient LED technology yesterday, after celebrating the already completed pilot installation of 2,000 Cree\u00ae XSP Series Area Luminaires. Facing nearly one-third of its street lights rendered broken, Detroit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"scheduledNewsletterDates":[],"_scheduled_newsletter_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"zonda_content_type_url_append":"_c","zonda_dfp_zone":"","zonda_exclude_recommended_contents":false,"zonda_exclude_most_popular":false,"zonda_exclude_tagged_results":false,"zonda_eyebrow":"","zonda_last_newsletter_date":"2099-12-31T23:59:59.999-05:00","zonda_original_url":"","zonda_pdf_version":0,"zonda_print_headline":"Detroit solves streetlighting problem","zonda_promo_abstract":"Nearly one-third of the city\u2019s street lights are broken. 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