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D.C.’s Massive Modernization Plan Lights Up Energy Savings

How the District’s $309 million program used public-private partnerships and resident feedback to convert 75,000 streetlights to LED.

May 15, 2025

By Joe Tedino

How the District’s $309 million program used public-private partnerships and resident feedback to convert 75,000 streetlights to LED.

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