2009-11-05
Lockheed Martin, an advanced technology company that got its start working in the aerospace industry, has installed 35 solar LED (light emitting diode) streetlights at its Orange County, Florida site, where the company recently won a contract to develop the Joint Strike Fighter and peripheral training, support and targeting systems.
The streetlights aren’t the first solar-powered outdoor lights in Florida, but they do represent the state’s largest installation, and their cost - $342,000 over 20 years, including purchase price and maintenance – still comes in considerably lower than the equivalent cost for conventional street lighting ($563,000, including new wiring and the cost of electricity).
In addition, the solar-powered LEDs reduce carbon emissions generated by fossil-fuel burning power plants by an estimated 17,000 tons over their lifetime, which is the equivalent of taking 3,000 cars off the road.
Using a fraction of the electricity of ordinary street lighting, the solar-powered lights are easily recognizable by the bluish tint of the light they emit. They also focus that lighting, unlike conventional street lights which shine in all directions. This means that many brands of solar LEDs qualify under the “Dark Sky” requirements of an increasing number of municipalities.
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