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8/28/2020
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) earlier this week marked the completion of platform-level lighting upgrades at 48 underground stations.
Expected to take three years to complete, the project was finished a year early, helping the authority realize energy cost savings sooner, WMATA officials said in a press release.
The projected involved the installation more energy-efficient LED lighting on platforms, track beds, pylons and parapets. Up to 10 times brighter, the new lights will reduce energy usage by about 24,000 megawatts annually, enough to power more than 1,900 homes for a year, WMATA officials said.
The project “represents Metro’s broader approach to sustainability, to look long term at what is best not only for Metro customers, but for the region,” said WMATA General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Paul Wiedefeld.
WMATA now is focusing on completing upgrades to exterior station lighting to enhance visibility and safety. Work is underway at four Metrorail stations in partnership with the DC Sustainable Energy Utility.