Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 | 3:32 p.m.
The city of lights is about to get a makeover.
City crews began work this week to replace 6,600 streetlights with new energy-efficient light-emitting diode, or LED, fixtures, which give off a white light, noticeably different than traditional street lights.
Eventually, all of Las Vegas’ 50,000 streetlights will be changed.
City officials expect the new lights will reduce electricity usage by 8 million kilowatt hours and save about $400,000 in energy costs.
The lights also last longer than the typical streetlamps -- about 15 years instead of six, like the current fixtures.
The city is using $2.9 million in federal energy conservation bonds and $400,000 from a stimulus grant to pay for the new lights, which are being installed by Crescent Electric Supply Company and Transcore.
Crews began replacing the lights in the area bounded by Westcliff Avenue, Charleston Boulevard, Durango Drive and Buffalo Drive. The work will be done across the city over the next four months.
Henderson also recently replaced street lights with similar LED lights.
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