Do you see the light? Here is an instance where you can help shape a policy for the City of Sioux Falls.

The City of Sioux Falls recently replaced 65 high-pressure sodium streetlights with light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights as part of the LED Streetlight Neighborhood Pilot Project. The new LED streetlights, which are expected to last at least 100,000 hours, provide the same amount of light, but use about half as much energy as the existing sodium streetlights.

Take a little time to inspect the areas where the new lights are, then let the city know. A brief survey along with a map of where the lights are located is available at www.siouxfalls.org/LED.

It’s possible that the annual energy savings could help the project will pay for itself in savings in just less than five years. The new streetlights will also be on their own meter, allowing City officials to monitor the power consumption of the new lights and compare them to traditional streetlights.

Where are the new LED streetlights? Some are along Grange Avenue from 13th Street to 17th Street, on Sixth Street from West Avenue to Prairie Avenue, East 26th Street from Fourth Avenue to Sixth Avenue, Minnesota Avenue from 77th Street to 85th Street and 18th Street to Dakota Avenue and 17th Street to Phillips Avenue. More LED lights are part of the Lake Lorraine development on the west side of Sioux Falls.

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