Some Washington County cities running into snags as streetlights switch to LEDs

Many communities across Washington County are making the switch to LED lights from the traditional high-pressure sodium lights that have lined roadways for decades. While some communities are experiencing growing pains involved in changing to the more energy-efficient, brighter LED lights, the color and cost of making the switch aren’t enough to stop cities like St. George, Ivins and Springdale from moving forward with plans to replace every streetlight with LEDs. The city of St. George has already replaced a “significant amount” of streetlights in the city with LED bulbs over the past three years with no signs of slowing down until all the streetlights in the city are LEDs, said Rene Fleming, manager of energy and water customer services for St. George.