The LED streetlight conversion project was completed alongside PG&E in early 2023. All streetlights in San José have now been converted to LEDs.

LED Streetlight Conversion ProJECT

This project began in 2020 and was completed in 2023. City staff will convert the remaining decorative and pedestrian lighting.

What’s included in the project?

The City partnered with PG&E to convert approximately 18,000 of the 64,000+ light fixtures that the City of San José owns to bright, energy-efficient light-emiting diode (LED) fixtures. All non-LED light street fixtures on tall, standard street light poles will be converted to LED fixtures. Some of these light fixtures require customized replacements, which will be converted through in-house maintenance projects.

How is this done?

First, PG&E will perform an inventory of all the streetlights in the City; then, the type of replacement LED fixtures will be determined based on our Streetlight Design Guidelines. After City review and approval of the replacements, PG&E contractors will install the LED fixtures. For the sake of efficiency, PG&E will start conversion in the north end of the city and work their way down to the southern areas of San José.

When will this happen?

PG&E inventory work began on August 31, 2020 and installation of LED lights started in the last week of 2020. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of summer 2022.

Map of LED Conversion Locations

Residents can visit this progress map to track work that was performed. Please note that the work is divided into several zones, only streetlights in active installation zone(s) are displayed in the map. 

Have more questions about the project?

Please email LED.streetlights@sanjoseca.gov or call 408-794-1903 during business hours.

Updates

• 3/4/21: The LED Conversion Project is up and running in 2021.

Benefits of LED Streetlights

Compared to their predecessor in San José, LPS (low pressure sodium) streetlights, LED streetlights:

• Reduce street light energy costs by 40% to 60%.
• Improve lighting quality and visibility and enhance street safety.
• Reduce maintenance costs by extending maintenance cycle for lamp replacement – LED fixture life is 3 – 5 times that of sodium vapor lamps.
• Eliminating the use of hazardous materials contained in sodium vapor lamps.
• Preserving the night sky in late evenings for astronomical research by Lick Observatory.

Before

After

Resources

• Streetlight Design Guide
• Green Vision

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