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The article discusses how the General Services Department of El Paso, Texas complied with Texas Senate Bill 898 by working with Johnson Controls to reduce electric consumption 5% each year over the next 10 years. The city applied for the Texas LoneSTAR Revolving Loan Program to fund an 11,600-unit light emitting diode (LED) streetlighting project without increasing capital expenditures. It was noted that it has the potential of reducing the city's energy and maintenance costs by 67%.

The article discusses the initiatives of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to promote sustainability, cleaner economy and environment, and energy efficiency. It notes the creation of the Office of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency and use of savings to support the Green Trust Fund and green initiatives such as the installation of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights and solar installations. It also cites ways the city is meeting milestones for the Department of Energy's Better Buildings Challenge.

The article focuses on the installation of light emitting diode (LED) streetlights in Asheville, North Carolina. The project, which will replace all 9,000 of the city's streetlights with LED fixtures, is aimed at reducing Asheville's energy use and carbon emissions and save money spent on energy-saving projects. The city used LEDway streetlights equipped with BetaLED Technology from Cree. Annually, each retrofitted LED streetlight saves an average of 71 U.S. dollars in energy costs.

The article discusses the energy-efficient street lighting technology in Los Angeles, California. In 2009, the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting had started replacing the 140,000 high-pressure sodium lights with light-emitting diode lights as part of the Green L.A. campaign of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to cut carbon emissions. Bureau authorities foresee that when all lights are upgraded by 2014, the energy consumption of streetlights will shrink by 40 percent.