More LED Streetlights Could Be Installed in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — More Sioux Falls neighborhoods could soon feature brighter, more efficient streetlights.

The Argus Leader reports the city in May launched an LED streetlight pilot project in six neighborhoods, and now the city plans to expand the project next year.

The lights have proven to save the city money on its energy bills and they were also praised by residents who responded to an online survey.

Light and Power Superintendent Jerry Jongeling says the city can run an LED streetlight for 11 cents per day, in comparison to the 33 cents per day typically spent to power a standard light.

Each new streetlight is expected to last at least 100,000 hours.

Jongeling says the city's proposed 2016 budget would bring LED lights to up to 18 additional Sioux Falls neighborhoods.

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