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DURHAM, N.C., -- Cree has just introduced new LED street lighting that is visually-appealing, glare-free, and provides a warmer color temperature of light. The improved technology could save up to 80 percent on energy and lead to smarter cities with better lighting experiences.
Cree’s new RSW Series street lights are primarily powered by Cree’s WaveMax technology, delivering superior efficacy of up to 115 LPW at a color temperature of 3,000K and Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 80. Today’s marketplace typically offers color temperature at 4,000K (on the cooler end of the spectrum), and a CRI of 70 or below with efficacy values at about 96 LPW.
With 26.5 million street lights in the U.S., this technology could be a major game changer. With Cree’s RSW Series LED street lights, residents will no longer have to live with the glare of street lights in their homes at night, and can save municipalities time and energy while reducing resources allocated to managing residential complaints about invasive street lighting.
Until now, most of LED street lighting was either efficient, reliable, or warm: rarely all three. With the RSW Series, municipalities no longer have to opt for cooler solutions and can deploy warm lighting solutions without sacrificing efficacy or reliability for residential applications.
The Cree RSW Series features an innovative housing for easy installation and long-life durability. It is designed to meet many of the challenges faced by municipalities, cities and departments of transportation, ranging from low to high pedestrian conflict areas, making it the ideal platform solution for roadway and street lighting applications.