The members of Cree LED City(R) Program will cooperate with the DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium (Consortium).

Under the process of evaluating solid-state street lighting technologies meant for public streets and other public areas, the Consortium will provide ongoing national organizational structure and guidance to LED City members and new members.
 
In addition, the Consortium will provide a forum like the LED City Council Meetings, where buyers and implementers can get information, discuss best practices and share lessons learned.

About the DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
The Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium (Consortium) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is a voluntary group of representatives from interested municipalities, utilities and quality lighting professionals. Its goal is to build a catalog of valuable field experience and data that will significantly accelerate the learning curve for buying and implementing high-quality LED lighting, as well as serving as an objective resource to evaluate these new products on the market. Formed earlier in 2010, the Consortium currently has nearly 400 members in 48 states, 5 Canadian provinces, and four other countries.