LED streetlights

Efficient road lighting

LED streetlights are public lighting fixtures that use light-emitting diodes rather than traditional high-pressure sodium or metal halide bulbs.

They consume less energy and last longer, but their harsh bluish-white light has drawn criticism for disrupting sleep patterns and obscuring stars: The city switched to LED streetlights to cut costs.

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pole · utility pole · urban · night · sidewalk · energy-efficient · brightness · fixture · municipal · glare · photocell · dusk · highway · parking · retrofit · luminaire · wattage · sensor

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lighting technology type

LED streetlightsgas lamps

Fuel-burning light fixtures

oil lamps · torches · kerosene lanterns · gaslight · candlelight

light source type (artificial vs natural)

LED streetlightsmoonlight

Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal

starlight · sunlight · darkness · bioluminescence

light quality/warmth

LED streetlightsfirelight

Light from flames

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streetlight, streetlights, street, streets, light, lights, lighted, lighting, lighten

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G