06 Sep 2011 

Aesthetics is becoming increasingly important as more communities with historic districts look to save energy with SSL. East Lyme, CT, near the seaside town of Mystic, had just such concerns in considering LED lighting. And ultimately the city chose Providence luminaires from Architectural Area Lighting (a division of Hubbell Lighting).
 
East Lyme's town engineer hired consultant Daryl DeJean of Emerging Technologies Associates to ensure they could find the appropriate SSL product. DeJean said the Providence product matched the community's colonial period look that dates to the 1600s.

Thus far, East Lyme has installed 37 of the luminaires with more to come. But the lights have already reduced energy usage by 20%. Dejean said, "What the community has done could become a template for other communities throughout New England and the country."

Need return to News category? Please click here LED News or http://www.eosled.com/news/