Plan to modernize Philadelphia’s light grid one step closer to becoming a reality

A plan to modernize Philadelphia’s light grid is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The City Council’s Committee on Finance approved a bill that enables the city to enter into a guaranteed energy savings contract with the Philadelphia Energy Authority.

Under the agreement, Ameresco, an engineering services company, will LED-ify the city’s municipal streetlight system, putting Philadelphia on par with other big cities around the country, including New York and Chicago.

Once the contract is executed, Ameresco will start converting nearly 120,000 thousand of them to LED lights.