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Moab council approves Rocky Mountain Power LED conversion with comfort lenses
Summary
Moab City Council approved a Rocky Mountain Power agreement to convert city-area streetlights to Dark Sky‑compliant LEDs, selecting a slightly costlier 'comfort' lens option to reduce glare. Council authorized a $90,578.50 agreement and directed the mayor to sign.
Moab City Council voted Aug. 26 to convert Rocky Mountain Power‑owned streetlights inside city limits to LED fixtures that meet the city’s outdoor‑lighting code.
Council selected the option that includes a “comfort” lens — a diffusing lens intended to reduce glare — approving a Rocky Mountain Power agreement for $90,578.50 and authorizing the mayor to sign.
City staff presented the conversion as part of Moab’s continued implementation of Dark Sky goals and the city’s outdoor‑lighting code. City staff explained the technical terms used in the proposal: “lumens are brightness, watts are the power used, Kelvin is the color of the light,” and emphasized the city’s 3,000‑Kelvin limit in the code. The city previously replaced LED modules in city‑owned decorative fixtures; the Rocky Mountain…
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