Under the president of the United States 1 million 500 thousand LED street light fat single attack

According to foreign media CNN reported that during the U.S. president's winter meeting, President Obama hosted a dinner at the White House on Friday, 200 mayors, and called on local leaders to upgrade the 1 million 500 thousand street lamps to energy-efficient LED.

The news is a continuation of the government's efforts to overhaul outdated technology and save money and energy across the country.

President Obama has announced plans to speed up the president's challenge to outdoor lighting, a plan that is being implemented by the U.S. Department of energy (DOE) for better Buildings (Better) projects. In February 2011, President Obama announced the construction of better plan under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2020, committed to make commercial and industrial building energy saving 20%, accelerate private sector investment in energy efficiency over the next 10 years.

Obama had earlier requested in 2016 prior to the transformation of 500 thousand street lamps for more energy-efficient lighting, LED is the main street, but was held on Friday January 23, 2015 the U.S. Conference of mayors, President Obama raised its target requirements in May 2016 before the transformation of 1 million 500 thousand LED lights, the goal of ascension, the president said the United States and municipalities to set their own is based on the target.

The initial plan only five city participation, including Detroit, Little Rock City (the capital of Arkansas), West Palm Beach (American resort), Huntington Beach (the city name) and Kansas City, has just released a statement the White House said, participation has been expanded to 10 city and two states -- Tennessee and Rhodes Island state.

The U.S. Department of energy will help these options to participate in solid state lighting (SSL) to meet local demand. The program will focus on networking lighting, the U.S. Department of energy will also help to participate in the search for LED street lamp transformation project funds. There are other agencies that will be involved in the project, the White House specifically designated the Sino US Regional Committee, the southern California energy network and the southeastern Michigan energy office.

The statement released that get immediate response in SSL industry, such as focusing on the intelligent lighting network Sensity Systems chairman and chief executive officer Hugh Martin said: "we are very pleased to progress president accelerate LED lighting in the city, the government also know that this plan will bring additional benefits far more than saving energy and maintenance costs outside to the citizens of the United states. Of course, the U.S. Department of energy has also been involved in promoting the use of energy-efficient SSL products and applications, in July last year, has released LED outdoor lighting report, said the performance has been significantly improved.

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