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Kansas City owns and operates 100,000 streetlights. In 2017, Kansas City began converting the cobrahead fixtures from high-pressure sodium to new energy-efficient LEDs, with 5,925 lights converted in the first phase. 

In May 2022, the City continued the project with 82,946 streetlights converted by June 2024, for a total of 88,871 converted across the city.

By the Numbers

  • Streetlights Converted: 88,871
  • Overall Estimated Annual Energy Savings:  $2.5M
  • Overall Estimated Annual Maintenance Cost Savings: $993,000
  • Overall Estimated Annual Carbon Savings:  26,900 Tons

Benefits of LED Streetlights:

  • Extended lifespan: high-pressure sodium streetlight bulb replacement occurs approximately every four years, while LED bulbs last 10 years or more
  • Lower maintenance costs
  • More efficient: LEDs use up to 50% less energy than standard bulbs
  • Improved invisibility for safer streets

View the LED Streetlight Conversion map full screen

Phase 1 LED Conversion Cost Savings: 

  • Reduced energy costs by 46%, saving $57,000 annually 
  • Reduced maintenance costs by 23%, saving $15,000 annually
  • Reduced carbon footprint by 800 tons 

To report an issue with a streetlight, contact 311 or read more on our Streetlight Tips page.