In 2006, Portland converted 45,000 streetlights to LEDs. 20 years later, its streetlights and signals use 66% less energy and save the city $1.5 million every year

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Two decades after 2006, Portland’s lighting story offers a useful lesson for cities considering their own energy transitions. The important achievement is not that 45,000 lights were converted in 2006.