The new LED lights cost about the same as the old high-pressure sodium lights but will last about 15 to 20 years. Years in the making, the warm glow of brighter streetlights are finally flickering on ...

If you’re over the age of 25, you probably remember when streetlights had a warm, yellow-orange glow. That was emitted by sodium vapor lamps—the streetlight standard for many years. Recently, as ...

CHARLOTTE — Uptown Charlotte is about to get brighter. Duke Energy is overhauling the streetlights, replacing thousands of bulbs with LED ones. Our partners at the Charlotte Observer report the goal ...