Hope Street to receive solar street lamps

PROVIDENCE – The Hope Street Merchants Association and industrial designer Jonathan Harris last week introduced Off-Grid On Hope, an initiative to install up to 30 solar-powered street lamps along Hope Street from the Rochambeau Library to Fifth Street.

These lamps will not be connected to the street’s electrical grid, and will instead be powered by solar panels. The design is intended to cast a warm, subtle glow that will make the street safer and more inviting to pedestrians after dark, while not contributing to light pollution.

The association plans to fund and install a prototype of Harris’ design by spring 2016, and is aiming for full implementation of the project by late fall. The initial phase is expected to cost about $4,300, while the full installation is estimated at $120,000. The association will fund the project through a mix of grants, corporate sponsorships, private donors and community contributions. •

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