Enersource launched a major lighting overhaul in Mississauga, Ontario, replacing traditional bulbs across 49,000 street lights with light-emitting diodes. The city projected that the new LED fixtures would cut energy consumption by 55 percent and reduce maintenance expenses by half compared with the existing lighting network.
Beyond the cost savings, officials expected the conversion to improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians, extend the interval between fixture replacements to roughly two decades, and reduce light pollution in the night sky. Mayor Hazel McCallion welcomed the initiative, saying it “will provide more energy efficient street lights and reduce hydro and maintenance costs,” and pointed to Mississauga’s position among Canadian municipalities leading the shift to LED streetlighting.
The conversion got underway in 2014, with the city targeting completion of the citywide rollout by December of that year.