Mayor Freddie O’Connell, Nashville Electric, NDOT Celebrate Savings, Efficiency of 6,000 Upgraded LED Streetlights

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mayor Freddie O’Connell, Nashville Electric Service (NES), and the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) celebrate the upgrading of 6,183 streetlights to new LED technology. The upgrades will slash energy consumption by 60 percent, save the city $20 million in energy costs and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 36,000 metric tons over the next decade. The strategic overhaul began in January with a goal of providing a more efficient and sustainable means of street lighting while improving safety and streetscape aesthetics for Nashvillians. In all, NES is replacing more than 55,000 streetlights throughout Nashville and Davidson County with LED fixtures. “This partnership project between the city and NES will enhance the safety and experience for all users of our transportation infrastructure – pedestrians, cyclists, and commuters,” says Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell. “Upgrading our streetlight fixtures to a smarter, more sustainable, and longer-lasting option will provide public safety, economic, and environmental benefits for years to come.” (For a photo gallery of the mayor’s tour of a recent upgraded site, click here.) The new LED streetlights, which operate at a fraction of the energy costs required to power Nashville’s decades old high-pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights, will...