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Streetlight LED Conversion
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(08-06-2016, 01:39 PM)notmyfriends Wrote: That part in the quotes is very anecdotal and you can find many articles suggesting the opposite is happening in places wrt light pollution. Again this just says proper and thorough research before implementation is required.


I actually researched this a while back. Light pollution goes down substantially with LED lighting. There are two reasons: (1) LED light is more focused and (2) the lamps can be placed lower down, this leads to higher level of lights at ground level with reduced leak upwards.
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Streetlight LED Conversion - by danbrotherston - 08-05-2016, 10:55 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 08-05-2016, 11:01 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timc - 08-06-2016, 10:55 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by clasher - 08-05-2016, 11:25 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by notmyfriends - 08-06-2016, 12:42 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 08-06-2016, 10:29 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by notmyfriends - 08-06-2016, 01:39 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by BuildingScout - 08-06-2016, 01:58 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by notmyfriends - 08-06-2016, 02:58 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by BuildingScout - 08-06-2016, 03:39 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 08-06-2016, 12:18 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 08-06-2016, 01:32 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 08-06-2016, 03:32 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by clasher - 08-06-2016, 09:51 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by GtwoK - 08-07-2016, 08:53 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 08-07-2016, 09:04 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 08-09-2016, 07:13 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by darts - 08-30-2016, 10:24 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 09-24-2016, 09:58 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 09-23-2016, 05:11 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 10-21-2016, 09:59 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 12-01-2016, 02:44 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 10-29-2016, 05:45 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 10-29-2016, 06:33 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by GtwoK - 10-29-2016, 07:42 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by plam - 10-29-2016, 08:52 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by The85 - 10-30-2016, 12:39 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 10-29-2016, 07:50 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 10-29-2016, 08:49 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by GtwoK - 10-29-2016, 11:13 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by BuildingScout - 10-29-2016, 11:32 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Markster - 10-31-2016, 09:59 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 12-01-2016, 03:15 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 12-01-2016, 07:53 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by The85 - 03-11-2017, 12:48 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 03-11-2017, 10:46 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 03-11-2017, 10:09 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 03-13-2017, 02:38 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 03-11-2017, 10:55 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 03-11-2017, 11:28 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 03-13-2017, 12:19 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 03-13-2017, 02:01 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 03-14-2017, 04:55 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timc - 03-14-2017, 05:11 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Coke6pk - 03-15-2017, 10:06 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 03-15-2017, 12:37 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Coke6pk - 03-15-2017, 12:48 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 03-15-2017, 12:53 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by GtwoK - 03-15-2017, 01:16 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 03-16-2017, 02:05 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by GtwoK - 03-15-2017, 01:45 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by gomesjustin - 03-15-2017, 03:07 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Viewfromthe42 - 03-15-2017, 01:47 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 03-15-2017, 01:56 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 03-15-2017, 02:13 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 03-15-2017, 04:10 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 03-15-2017, 04:51 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 03-15-2017, 06:03 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 03-15-2017, 08:59 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 03-15-2017, 10:12 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Viewfromthe42 - 03-16-2017, 09:10 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by jamincan - 03-16-2017, 10:17 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Spokes - 03-17-2017, 07:24 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 03-17-2017, 08:43 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 04-04-2017, 04:09 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by greybird - 04-04-2017, 08:53 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by razzie13 - 06-14-2017, 11:09 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by The85 - 06-15-2017, 12:08 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 06-15-2017, 02:44 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Bob_McBob - 06-15-2017, 05:51 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by razzie13 - 06-15-2017, 11:41 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 06-27-2017, 09:28 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 06-28-2017, 07:03 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timc - 06-28-2017, 10:52 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 06-28-2017, 02:22 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by razzie13 - 06-28-2017, 03:59 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Bob_McBob - 07-14-2017, 04:16 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by nms - 07-21-2017, 12:54 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 07-21-2017, 01:15 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 08-11-2017, 11:10 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 08-11-2017, 01:13 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by razzie13 - 08-16-2017, 10:32 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 08-16-2017, 05:58 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 08-16-2017, 09:32 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 08-17-2017, 05:58 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 08-17-2017, 09:23 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Coke6pk - 08-21-2017, 09:30 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MidTowner - 09-01-2017, 07:38 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MidTowner - 09-20-2017, 07:49 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by jeffster - 09-20-2017, 08:12 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 09-20-2017, 08:24 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MidTowner - 09-20-2017, 08:50 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MidTowner - 09-20-2017, 09:42 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by GtwoK - 09-20-2017, 04:21 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 09-20-2017, 05:14 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MidTowner - 09-21-2017, 07:10 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 09-21-2017, 09:30 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MidTowner - 09-21-2017, 09:49 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 09-21-2017, 10:41 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 09-21-2017, 11:54 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by GtwoK - 09-21-2017, 01:00 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Bob_McBob - 09-21-2017, 03:08 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 09-21-2017, 01:13 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by creative - 10-01-2017, 11:48 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Bob_McBob - 10-01-2017, 03:02 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 10-18-2017, 11:13 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by neonjoe - 10-20-2017, 06:03 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 10-19-2017, 04:13 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 10-19-2017, 07:44 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Viewfromthe42 - 10-19-2017, 08:22 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Bob_McBob - 10-19-2017, 09:09 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 10-20-2017, 02:03 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by The85 - 10-20-2017, 03:15 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinT - 10-20-2017, 06:01 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 10-20-2017, 08:22 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 10-20-2017, 08:30 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by razzie13 - 10-21-2017, 11:35 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 10-22-2017, 02:07 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 10-28-2017, 07:37 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 10-28-2017, 09:57 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timio - 10-28-2017, 11:13 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by jeffster - 10-28-2017, 06:12 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 10-28-2017, 07:13 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 10-28-2017, 07:20 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 10-28-2017, 07:36 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinT - 10-30-2017, 04:14 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MidTowner - 10-31-2017, 07:06 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 10-28-2017, 08:12 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timio - 10-28-2017, 08:34 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Bob_McBob - 10-30-2017, 06:09 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 10-31-2017, 07:38 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 10-31-2017, 07:29 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 10-31-2017, 08:39 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by ijmorlan - 11-03-2017, 05:14 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by razzie13 - 11-03-2017, 12:32 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timc - 11-03-2017, 03:18 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by jeffster - 11-22-2017, 04:24 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Ace - 11-27-2017, 02:18 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 11-22-2017, 04:32 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by jeffster - 11-23-2017, 09:54 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by jeffster - 11-26-2017, 10:07 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by JoeKW - 11-22-2017, 09:49 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 11-23-2017, 10:53 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Coke6pk - 11-23-2017, 12:31 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by tomh009 - 11-26-2017, 12:36 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timc - 11-27-2017, 03:50 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 11-27-2017, 05:48 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timc - 11-27-2017, 05:50 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 12-08-2017, 08:28 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 12-09-2017, 12:45 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 12-09-2017, 08:08 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by ijmorlan - 12-09-2017, 10:39 AM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Canard - 12-09-2017, 12:58 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Pheidippides - 08-06-2018, 01:29 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by MacBerry - 08-08-2018, 01:49 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by Square - 08-08-2018, 03:26 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by timc - 05-07-2019, 12:27 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by KevinL - 05-07-2019, 12:44 PM
RE: Streetlight LED Conversion - by boatracer - 05-07-2019, 01:32 PM

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