The City of Tucson replaced approximately 600 fixtures with Cooper Lighting’s Streetworks OVH LED Cobrahead luminaires, to reduce costs as part of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded project.
The city officials applied for received approximately $425,000 for a total upgrade to LED lighting, since the existing inefficient lighting fixtures were illuminating the streets throughout neighborhoods of Tucson.
City of Tucson Transportation superintendent Ernie Encinas said that the advantages that LEDs offer are unquestionable, from better visibility to lowered maintenance requirements.
"Most importantly, the city is seeing significant savings in energy costs because the Cooper Lighting luminaires run with significantly more efficiency than our previous street lights," Encinas said.
Cooper Lighting is a provider of innovative, high quality interior and exterior lighting fixtures and related products.
