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Glen Ellyn to Replace Downtown Streetlights from 1980s With LED System
A $25,000 grant helped make the purchase of the new LED streetlights possible.
GLEN ELLYN, IL -- The village of Glen Ellyn will be replacing its downtown lights with more energy-efficient ones.
The village received a $25,000 grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to replace old streetlights to an LED system, according to a village of Glen Ellyn e-newsletter. LED lighting uses 75 percent less energy.
The current streetlights in the downtown area were installed in 1985.
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Julius Hansen, public works director, informed trustees the fixtures are near the end of their useful life, and repairs are becoming more difficult. The Sternberg streetlight that was approved is a custom-made LED replica of the existing streetlight that is being used in the downtown.
The replica contains a switch control that can turn off its upper light, making it dark-sky compliant. The village is expected to start switching out its lights on Dec. 1. The new streetlights should be installed by April 1.
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