It’s reported that the Belleville Downtown Development Authority (DDA)  is planning to install LED streetlights in the next few years to make the lights in the city's downtown shine brighter, longer and cheaper.

The lights will significantly cut the downtown's electricity expenses because LEDs are more energy-efficient and longer-lasting. LEDs typically cut electric bills in half because they use less energy, predominantly producing light that is visible to the human eye. Normal incandescent lights produce large amounts of ambient light that isn't.

Now, the LED technology is already widely used in traffic lights, TVs and brake lights for cars; as well as those expensive flashlights at REI. Ann Arbor is already in the process of installing them in its downtown streetlights. Those lights are expected to pay for themselves through energy savings within 4.2 years. Ann Arbor is also looking at installing LEDs in all of its streetlights within the next few years. In recent, Pontiac installed LEDs into some of its streetlights Other cities like Ferndale, Wyandotte and Ypsilanti are seriously considering similar options.