Memphis’ streetlights to be converted to LED
Memphis, Light, Gas and Water Division President and CEO J.T. Young on Wednesday, Aug. 3, gives a demonstration of the LED lighting that will replace the city’s current lighting. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
All 77,330 of the city’s high-pressure sodium streetlights will be replaced with LED lighting in a project that includes an automated management system that notifies MLGW when the lights are out.
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