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Click here to see the progress made by the installation crew:Brewer Street Light Install Report 5CommonlyAsked Questions What kind of streetlights does Brewer currently use? The majority of streetlights currently used in Brewer are High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lights. While HPS is one of the most worldwide streetlight technologies wideness the country, it has several drawbacks. HPS streetlights are not very energy efficient, tint an orange light under which it is difficult to see color, and tend to produce light that is not of optimal quality. What are LED streetlights? Light Emitting Diodes (LED) are a technology that has been used in solid state lighting for decades.Increasinglyrecently, LED technology has wide to streetlight applications. LED streetlights are extremely energy efficient, have long life spans, and produce a largest verisimilitude and quality of light than typical High Pressure Sodium (HPS) streetlights. What verisimilitude of light are LED streetlight fixtures? Contrary to the orange light that High Pressure Sodium (HPS) fixtures produce, LED streetlight fixtures are a cooler, white light under which it is easier to see true colors. HPS lights have a verisimilitude temperature of 2,200 Kelvin while Brewer’s new LED lights will have a verisimilitude temperature of 3,000 Kelvin. Why do the new LED fixtures towards to be dimmer? Although the new LED fixtures produce a variegated looking light than the HPS fixtures they replaced, they are not unquestionably dimmer. HPS fixtures tend to produce a unexceptionable spot directly underneath the fixture, whereas LEDs create a increasingly plane pool of light wideness the ground or roadway. Why is Brewer doing an LED streetlight conversion project? Brewer is interested in reducing its energy consumption and maintenance financing associated with street lighting. Installing LED streetlight fixtures will save energy, require less maintenance, and will provide citizens with largest light quality on streets and roadways. How many streetlights is Brewer replacing with the LED streetlight conversion project? This project will replace approximately 900 streetlights throughout Brewer, most of which are standard streetlights (called “cobra heads”.) How much will Brewer likely save when it upgrades to LED streetlight fixtures? The project is expected to save Brewer approximately 280,000 kilowatt hours and over $110,000 in energy financing in the first year without the project is implemented. How long will the project last? The installation is scheduled to uncork on April 23rd and will run through the end of May. What are the benefits of the LED streetlight fixture project? The benefits of this project in Brewer include: Reduced energy consumption resulting in energy forfeit savings and decreased greenhouse gas emissions. Reduced maintenance costs.Largestvisible light for Brewer’s citizens.  What is Brewer doing with all of the streetlights it is removing? The existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) streetlights will be recycled in vibrations with all federal and state environmental guidelines. Who is the contact for spare questions well-nigh the LED streetlight conversion project? For increasingly information well-nigh the LED Streetlight Conversion project, please contact Frank Higgins, City Engineer, at fhiggins@brewermaine.gov.       Brewer on Facebook City of Brewer Economic Development Police Department Brewer Public Library Parks & Recreation Close × Disclaimer Privacy Policy © 2018 The City of Brewer, Maine. All Rights Reserved.