U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyBuilding Technologies Office – Market-Based ProgramsDOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
The DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium shares technical information and experiences related to LED street and area lighting demonstrations and serves as an objective resource for evaluating new products on the market intended for those applications. Cities, power providers, and others who invest in street and area lighting are invited to join the Consortium and share their experiences. The goal is to build a repository of valuable field experience and data that will significantly accelerate the learning curve for buying and implementing high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting. Consortium members are part of an international knowledge base and peer group, receive updates on Consortium tools and resources, receive the Consortium E-Newsletter, and help steer the work of the Consortium by participating on a committee. Learn more about the Consortium. National Street Lighting Inventory The Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium seeks to develop an inventory of the nation's street and highway lighting systems, enabling the development of national and local policies and programs to support the implementation of LED streetlights, which will contribute to the nation's conservation efforts and energy security while providing financial benefits to end users. It is estimated the nation's streetlights consume the energy equivalent of 1.9 million households and cost $6-8 billion annually for energy and maintenance, yet conservation efforts in this segment have been limited. Participation by municipalities and utilities and other system owners in this national street lighting inventory effort will help provide benchmark information needed to form national and local policies which could make local conversion to LED street lighting more attainable. Current estimates show that there are about 52.6 million installed public roadway lights nationwide, which includes 26.5 million streetlights and 26.1 million highway lights. The Consortium seeks to clarify the details of this number by performing an inventory of the national street lighting system to help identify the major opportunities for conservation efforts. In 2012, the U.S. Conference of Mayors recognized the conservation potential in this segment and adopted a resolution endorsing the nationwide use of LED street lighting. The national street lighting inventory hopes to capitalize on this momentum. Continue to the national street lighting inventory.
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