Ameren Illinois to replace approximately 10,000 old streetlights with LEDs

Ameren Illinois announced plans to swap approximately 10,000 streetlights containing sodium vapor, mercury vapor, and metal halide with newer, more energy efficient LEDs by the end of 2021.

Replacement of the lights began this May and should be completed by the end of November.

“Energy efficiency benefits everyone by reducing the amount of energy that is produced and expended,” Kristol Simms, director of Energy Efficiency and Innovation at Ameren Illinois, said.