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COMPILED BY MATT PAYNE DESIGNED BY BREANNA FLORES
Map key City-owned streetlights LED Oncor streetlights LED High-pressure sodium Metal halide Mercury vapor
to a brighter city
SOURCE: CITY OF DALLAS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER Portions of the Lake Highlands neighborhood have been prioritized for LED upgrades to streetlights. The majority of streetlights in City Council District 10 are equipped with high-pressure sodium lamps, which are dimmer than LED luminaires. Light locations
Oncor owns about 76% of streetlights in Dallas. The city and Texas Department of Transportation own the remaining lights. Streetlight ownership as of July 2021
Key: Percentage of lights that are LED
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Oncor Total number of lights: 72,211 Non-LED lights: 69,281
Installation of new city- owned LED streetlights
WALNUT ST.
Conversion of existing city-owned streetlights
LED lights: 2,930 LED percentage:
RICHLAND COLLEGE
4%
635
Requested conversion of Oncor streetlights
Dallas Total number of lights: 15,351 Non-LED lights: 8,265
LED lights: 7,086 LED percentage:
46%
TxDOT Total number of lights: 6,889 Non-LED lights: 6,110
LED lights: 779 LED percentage:
ROYAL OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
75
11%
HARRY S MOSS PARK
Combined total Total number of lights: 94,451 Non-LED lights: 83,656 LED lights: 10,795 LED percentage:
FAIR OAKS PARK
11%
SOURCE: CITY OF DALLAS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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according to Dallas Director of Trans- portation Ghassan Khankarli. Most other lights in Dallas use dimmer, cheaper lights with high-pressure sodium lamps. Oncor has already completed upgrades for 30 lights around White- hurst Drive and Wickersham Road. In addition, the city has completed 157 upgrades around Jupiter and Abrams roads, Forest Lane and the Lake High- lands Town Center. Dallas has plans to install 55 new LED streetlights around Vantage
FLAG POLE HILL PARK
OLIVE SHAPIRO PARK
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Point Drive, Marville Drive and Fair Oaks Crossing. In addition, the city has requested 297 LED conversions from Oncor around Hamilton Park and around Audelia Road. Oncor Communications Manager Kerri Dunn said the electricity pro- vider supports LED lighting, which
she said is more e cient than older options. Oncor is discussing future lighting options with city o cials. “Oncor has strived to be a commu- nity partner with the city of Dallas for as long as we have provided elec- tric service,” Dunn said in an email. “Streetlights are just one of the many
projects or areas of service we have worked with the city on over the years, and we look forward to con- tinuing to work together.” Abrighter future The city of Dallas is working with Oncor to create a long-term
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