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Chicago fires up $160m LED street-lighting plan

Luke Andrews
clock 08 January 2018 •
Chicago fires up $160m LED street-lighting plan

Major new smart lighting initiative expected to slash energy bills and carbon emissions

Chicago is set to become one of the largest cities in the world to switch its street lighting infrastructure to LEDs, after officials confirmed plans to replace 85 per cent of its street lights with energy-saving...

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