In partnership with Memphis Light, Gas and Water, the City of Bartlett will convert all of its streetlights to new energy-efficient LED fixtures.

The project is set to start the week of Oct. 16. Installations will begin on the north side of Bartlett and will progress north to south. The project means that 8,433 public streetlights and some park lights will be converted to LED or light-emitting diodes.

The fixtures will be the same as those now being installed in Memphis. The new LEDs will optimize lights along the streets without dispersing lights in other areas. They will meet Dark Sky standards, which avoids glare and over lighting and restricts the amount of upward direct light. The lighting will be a warmer color temperature, measuring 3,000 on the Kelvin scale which is more appealing to the human eye.

Don’t be alarmed if you see non-MLGW trucks working on the streetlights in Bartlett.

Workers from Shelby Electric and Trace Services of Jackson, TN will install the new fixtures through their contract with the Path Company. Both Path and Shelby Electric are Memphis-based companies.

In addition to Bartlett’s LED project, MLGW and the City of Memphis have finished converting 65% of its 77,000 streetlights to LEDs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, lowering energy usage and increasing public safety. Both cities are expected to wrap up their projects by year’s end.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water is the largest three-service public power utility in the nation, serving the residents of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee since 1939. MLGW consistently provides customers with rates that are amongst the lowest in the nation and stewards a water supply from artesian wells that is minimally treated. Actively engaged in promoting the prosperity of Memphis and Shelby County, MLGW supports the seven local chambers in its service area and makes doing business with local, minority- and women-owned business a priority. Deeply rooted in the community, its employees generously donate time and money in support of bettering the Greater Memphis area.