There are 7 article(s) tagged Streetlights:

• April 2023

  • Binghampton gets bright idea in streetlight switch: recycling

    Memphis is on track to replace 77,000 streetlights with LED bulbs by the end of the year, and as they do, all the old light fixtures are heading to Binghampton. 

    By Keely Brewer April 03, 2023

• March 2023

  • Citywide LED streetlight replacement program begins

    Memphis will spend $42 million to replace all 77,000 of its high-pressure sodium streetlights by the end of the year — a move that is equivalent to taking about 10,000 cars off the road. 

    By Keely Brewer March 21, 2023

• August 2022

  • Memphis’ streetlights to be converted to LED

    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.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2022

• April 2022

  • Collierville explores LED streetlight option

    Collierville considers the possibility of lighting its streets with LEDs. A study to begin next week will take inventory of all the current streetlights and their condition, to give the board more direction.

    By Abigail Warren April 16, 2022

• February 2022

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    We’ve got Tigers, a fish, a sultry supper club, and a hard-working utility crew member. Choose your favorite.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 26, 2022

  • Let there be (better) light: Bartlett looks at upgrading streetlights

    Bartlett wants to study its streetlight network to see if LED lights are more beneficial from a cost standpoint and provide better lighting than traditional bulbs.

    By Michael Waddell February 23, 2022

  • Some Olive Branch residents say ‘no thanks’ to LED streetlights

    Not all recently annexed citizens are eager to add an urban glow to rural neighborhoods where starlight still outshines LED illumination.

    By Toni Lepeska February 20, 2022