Smart Cities Need Real Results Across the country, cities are facing a familiar infrastructure dilemma: how to provide safe, reliable street lighting without relying on overburdened grids, stretched budgets, or …
Off-Grid Lighting in Dense Urban Environments: What Cities Need to Know
The Urban Grid Problem In cities across the U.S., lighting demand is rising—but access to grid infrastructure isn’t keeping up. From dense downtown corridors to infill developments and underserved neighborhoods, …
Making the Switch to Solar Street Lighting: What to Expect
Why the Shift Is Happening Now Cities, tribes, and developers across the U.S. are rethinking how they illuminate streets, paths, and public spaces. Rising energy costs, grid reliability concerns, and …
Debunking the Top 5 Myths About Solar Street Lights
Why Solar Myths Still Exist Even as cities across the U.S. shift toward cleaner, smarter infrastructure, solar street lighting is still held back by outdated misconceptions. Questions like “Does it …
How to Future-Proof Your Street Lighting Investment
Lighting Decisions That Stand the Test of Time Street lighting is no longer just about visibility—it’s about resilience, equity, and long-term value. As cities, tribal nations, and developers navigate aging …
Can Streetlights Reduce a City’s Carbon Footprint?
A New Perspective on an Old Fixture Streetlighting is one of the most visible—and overlooked—components of city infrastructure. Found on every arterial, collector, and neighborhood street, these fixtures quietly consume …
Understanding Light Pollution: How Smart Streetlighting Protects the Night Sky and Community Safety
Why Light Pollution Is a Public Infrastructure Issue When most people hear “pollution,” they think of air or water—not the soft glow of a streetlamp. But poorly designed lighting contributes …
Safer Streets, Walkable Communities: How Solar Lighting Delivers
Why Lighting Matters for Modern Cities Municipalities today are working to improve safety, walkability, and sustainability—often with limited resources and growing demands. While lighting might seem like a small piece …
How Much Do City Streetlights Cost to Maintain?
Understand the True Maintenance Costs of Street Lighting — and Why Solar Changes the Equation When city planners, engineers, and public works departments evaluate streetlight infrastructure, the focus often starts …
Why Solar Lighting Is Key to Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Extreme weather is no longer rare. From catastrophic wildfires to once-in-a-century floods, climate disruption is now a routine part of civic planning. For cities, tribes, and federal agencies tasked with …