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San Francisco will have some of the cleanest street lights in California ! We ’ re replacing 18,500 City-owned sodium street light fixtures with money-saving , efficient light-emitting diode ( LED ) fixtures . Our LEDs will be powered by our 100 % greenhouse gasfree Hetch Hetchy hydroelectric energy . Our new LEDs will emit warm white light and will last about four times longer than existing fixtures , while using half as much electricity . Installation is quick and easy with no construction impacts on private property . Well lit streets will also improve pedestrian safety and help deter crime . To learn more visit sfwater . org / LED .

New LED Streetlights : Better Light , Safer Streets

San Francisco will have some of the cleanest street lights in California ! We ’ re replacing 18,500 City-owned sodium street light fixtures with money-saving , efficient light-emitting diode ( LED ) fixtures . Our LEDs will be powered by our 100 % greenhouse gasfree Hetch Hetchy hydroelectric energy . Our new LEDs will emit warm white light and will last about four times longer than existing fixtures , while using half as much electricity . Installation is quick and easy with no construction impacts on private property . Well lit streets will also improve pedestrian safety and help deter crime . To learn more visit sfwater . org / LED .

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