Testimonials

What Community Leaders are Saying About the LED Lighting Revolution

"Combating climate change is the issue of our time, possibly of all time and Torontonians are demanding that this city lead by example. said. "Through the use of cutting-edge, energy-efficient technologies, we can and will be a leader. We expect that by deploying LEDs throughout Toronto, including on our most famous landmark, the CN Tower, we will be accomplishing the goal of reducing energy use and costs and greenhouse-gas emission."
David Miller, Mayor, Toronto Canada

"LED lighting enables cities such as Raleigh and Toronto to save energy, preserve the environment and save our taxpayers money."
Charles Meeker, Mayor, City of Raleigh, NC

"The economic benefits for municipalities to invest in LEDs are clear as they save energy, reduce environmental impact and improve the quality of light. As leaders in one of America's fastest growing cities, it's our civic responsibility to invest in the future and ensure the highest possible quality of life and safety for our citizens in generations to come. We believe that the cost savings and benefits of LED lighting are real and achievable today."
Charles Meeker, Mayor, City of Raleigh, NC

"Joining Cree’s LED City initiative is an important part of Chapel Hill’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and becoming a fully sustainable community. By replacing low-pressure sodium streetlights with LEDs, Chapel Hill can reduce energy consumption for street lighting, which we hope will positively impact our budget as well as our carbon emissions."
Kevin Foy, Mayor, Chapel Hill North Carolina

Former Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich calling for the retrofit of all 16,000 municipal roadway lights with high-efficiency LED fixtures. "I am pleased to announce the appropriation of $2.2 million to enable the city to purchase LED fixtures to change out roughly one-quarter of Anchorage’s streetlights. We have studied new lighting technology extensively over the past several months to validate energy and maintenance cost savings. We also conducted a lighting conference and public survey in March of this year that showed our residents overwhelmingly approve of the new white LED lighting."
Mark Begich, Former Mayor, Anchorage Alaska (Sitting US Senator)

"The City of Indian Wells takes being green seriously. The recessed LED lighting we have installed throughout our municipal buildings cuts our energy consumption for those lights by 80 percent and is targeted to last for 12 to 25 years, significantly reducing the time and money we spend changing and tossing away bulbs."
Larry Spicer, Mayor, City of Indian Wells

"This solution allows Ann Arbor to realize the significant energy and maintenance cost savings and utilize the beautiful globe street light structures already in place. Each LED fixture draws only 56 watts and is projected to last 10 years. They will replace bulbs that use more than 120 watts of power and last two years. With savings like this any city can choose LEDs over traditional light sources."
Mike Bergren, City of Ann Arbor assistant field operations manager.

"Citizens also are impressed with the LED light fixtures in the Upchurch Government Complex parking garage. According to survey results released in March, the number of respondents who perceived the garage as "very safe" increased by 76 percent after the LED fixtures were installed in the garage. Furthermore, the proportion of respondents indicating the lighting quality in the parking garage is "excellent" increased from 24 percent prior to installation of the LED fixtures to 86 percent after installation. This supports industry research that the quality of light in the garage is greatly improved with the LED fixtures compared to more traditional lighting. Unlike other more common lighting technologies, LED light sources do not contain harmful lead or mercury, further protecting the environment."
John Boyette, Public Affairs Department, Raleigh North Carolina

"This project [Installation of 140,000 LED lights] showcases how governments can address environmental and economic challenges with creative problem-solving,"
Ed Ebrahimian, General Manager of the Bureau of Street Lighting