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> Roll those out to every light post near apartment buildings and throw in some curb-side stalls if you need more capacity

Don't forget your local electrical grid will likely need a significant upgrade too. An LED streetlamp probably draws a couple of hundred watts, tops.



Apparently LED can use less than 100W, and before LEDs streetlights would use 250-400W . The really bright sodium ones were 1000W, but those probably weren't over your neighborhood sidewalk.

https://pacificlamp.com/street-light.asp


Local electrical grids are already being upgraded due to the increasing need for AC thanks to climate change.




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