streetlights cost millions of dollars every year in energy bills and equipment upkeep. a new neighborhood initiative in the minnehaha-hiawatha community of minneapolis is testing a lighting system using led and induction technology to improve energy efficiency and diminish costs to taxpayers.

the minnehaha-hiawatha community is experimenting with 6 different led bulbs and 3 different types of induction lights both of which are high efficiency in order to measure which work best.  this not only saves money from a decrease in electricity use but these new bulbs also last longer which means the city doesn’t have to pay a maintenance crew to go out and change the bulbs very often.  this project saves money and the environment.