SUMMARY In order to balance the total costs of operating the streetlights with the revenue generated, the City of Gresham partnered with King Luminaire Co. Inc., a division of The StressCrete Group, to replace their high-pressure sodium (HPS) streetlights with high- efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) lights. The new cost-saving decorative LED fixtures allow Gresham to return their streetlight fund back to financial sustainability. The LED conversion also resulted in lowered maintenance costs. As a result, Gresham is one of the first cities in Oregon to complete the transition to LED luminaires and was recognized with the 2015 Sustainability Practices Award from the American Public Works Association. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Project Site: Gresham, OR Energy Use Reduction: At least

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