04 May 2011

San Francisco, California, meanwhile, is moving forward with an SSL street-light conversion project valued at more than $10 million. The city and the county have issued an RFP and are requesting bids by May 20.

The bid documents include specifications that mandate lights with wireless communications and control capabilities. The RFP doesn’t appear to specify a particular wireless scheme although one such example is the Acuity Brands Roam system.

The wireless capability will support adaptive controls that can compound energy savings by dimming lights late at night, and further reduce maintenance cost by remotely monitoring the health of each luminaire.

In total, the city plans to replace 18,500 high-pressure sodium lights with LEDs.