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clort • today at 6:22 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Street Lighting. Sodium lamps used 250-500W and LEDs are 50-150W. Councils have been replacing the former with the latter ever since it was possible, as the savings were apparent after only a few years (and, the early investors could sell the old bulbs to authorities who did not have the funds to invest)


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londons_explore • today at 6:49 PM

Notably low pressure sodium is more lumens per watt than a typical LED.

The main energy saver is simply that the newer LED lights are dimmer!

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