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City details acquisition of streetlight assets and near-complete LED conversion
Summary
Streetlight program manager Matt Simpson said Centennial acquired roughly 2,800 street lights from Xcel Energy territory and completed about 85–90% LED conversion in 2025; staff described inline-fuse disconnects, smart controllers and a multi-year plan for permanent power separation.
Matt Simpson, the city's streetlight program manager, told council the city acquired about 2,800 street lights from Xcel (transcript: "Excel Power") in December 2024 and began system restoration and an LED conversion program in 2025. "Throughout the course of last year, we're able to get 85% of the fixtures changed to LEDs," Simpson said, noting the conversion work began in May 2025 and the city is ahead of schedule.
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