Albuquerque on the path to lighting city with LEDs

Officials in New Mexico's largest city say they are on the path to lighting Albuquerque's streets with LED street lights in an effort to save money and protect the night sky from light pollution. A City Council committee this week approved a project that calls for converting more than 20,000 city lights to LEDS to improve efficiency and lighting conditions. Citywide, there are 32,600 street lights owned by both the City of Albuquerque and the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM). This project will convert more than 20,000 city owned lights with the remainder being negotiated with PNM.