The SUN will soon be lit with LED lights

Starting in late November 2015, the city of Eugene began converting about half its street lights to light-emitting diodes (LED), including all of the street lights in the South University Neighborhood (SUN). The contractor, Christenson Electric, has two crews with bucket trucks, and they are able to replace about 45 fixtures per day, per crew. 

The older fixtures use a bulb that requires replacement every four to five years along with regular cleaning. The cost to continue use was increasing, and are the city’s most significant source of greenhouse gases.

The new fixtures are LeoTek eCobra models, and they are installed at either 29W or 43W, depending on the pole height, and the street width. The new lighting has a color temperature of  4000K, similar to the color of moonlight.

“Eugene residents can look forward to their streets being lit with white lights that provide reduced glare, minimal light trespass, and are mercury- and lead-free,” said Joe Vaccher, an EWEB Energy Management specialist. “This is a significant improvement from the existing high pressure sodium lights.”

The project is scheduled to complete in March 2016.
For more information please see the EWEB website