06 Sep 2011 

Acuity Brands announced that its Holophane Utility Full Cutoff LED luminaires have been installed around the historic city hall in Fountain, CO located near Colorado Springs. The luminaires are specifically designed to reduce light pollution while maintaining what the company calls a retro-appearance. Fountain was looking to maintain the aesthetics of the prior HPS lights and to minimize light pollution.

"Everyone agrees the difference in lighting is dramatic, significantly improving the appearance of Fountain's City Hall at night without shining light into the sky," said Fountain City Manager Scott Trainor. "We are pleased with the color rendering of the LED luminaires and their ability to help us reach our sustainability goals while providing an aesthetically pleasing and dark-sky compliant light." Trainor also noted that the LED lights will reduce energy consumption by 30% relative to the HPS lights they replaced.

The city of Longmont, CO is also testing LED street lights according to the local Times Call newspaper. The city has had some SSL fixtures in place for two and a half years and recently installed eight pedestal LED luminaires on the Redfern Place cul-de-sac.

Longmont is moving cautiously forward due to the high upfront cost of SSL fixtures. But the tests so far have produced positive results that suggest that energy and maintenance savings from LEDs will cover the upfront premium. The city could replace almost 4000 cobrahead lights and 7500 neighborhood pedestal lights.

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