# Urban Solar awarded contract by City of Tempe for solar lighting installations

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/07/urban-solar-awarded-contract-by-city-of-tempe-for-solar-lighting-installations/
- Published: 2017-07-07T18:07:14-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

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BEAVERTON, OR – Urban Solar is happy to announce an award. That’s of a contract 
to supply solar-powered LED lighting systems to the City of Tempe, Arizona. The 
5-year contract provides increased safety for Tempe residents and transit users 
with reliable solar lighting systems, including a stop recognition feature.

Tempe City Council passed a master plan in 2015 to enhance safety, quality of life,
and technology in its transportation systems and selected Urban Solar to provide
enhanced safety with its transit shelter lighting systems. Urban Solar won the top
pick for its reliable, high-performance solar lighting solutions designed for the
[transportation industry](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/02/the-transportation-industry-seeks-clean-energy-innovations/).

[⌊Tempe City Council passed a master plan in 2015 to enhance safety, quality of 
life, and technology in its transportation systems, and selected Urban Solar to 
provide enhanced safety with its transit shelter lighting systems. Urban Solar won
top pick for its reliable, high performance solar lighting solutions designed for
the transportation industry.⌉⌊Tempe City Council passed a master plan in 2015 to
enhance safety, quality of life, and technology in its transportation systems, and
selected Urban Solar to provide enhanced safety with its transit shelter lighting
systems. Urban Solar won top pick for its reliable, high performance solar lighting
solutions designed for the transportation industry.⌉[
 Urban Solar’s roots are in
transit-specific design, particularly with bus stops and shelters. Moreover, Urban
Solar provides autonomous, stand-alone off-grid systems, which reduce the need for
disruptive and expensive trenching to utility poles. Urban Solar lighting products
have an industry-leading warranty, and all pass testing by Underwriters Laboratories(
UL). UL is the most prestigious nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) 
worldwide.

“Tempe, Arizona, is an extremely challenging environment,” says Urban Solar VP of
Engineering and Operations, Garnet Luick. “This competitive award provides further
evidence of Urban [solar](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/10/msi-led-green-lighting-company-uses-cree-diodes-made-in-america/)’
s dedication to, and understanding of, high performance and reliability in engineering
solar powered LED lighting solutions.”

**_Sources: Tempe Transit and [Urban Solar](https://www.urbansolarcorp.com/)_**