Earlier this year, it was announced that SaskPower was going to be converting all the street lights in Estevan over to LED bulbs, which are being rolled out over the next few months and should be done by the end of the spring.

The new bulbs will offer a number of benefits according to SaskPower's Scott McGregor from better lighting at night to more cost-effective materials that should save taxpayers money in the end.

"One of the great things about converting streetlights to LED is the maintenance factor of it. They don't burn out nearly as quickly and have a much longer lifespan. They require a lot less maintenance and so you'll see very few LED street lights that have actually burnt out over the next course of many years."

The LED bulbs coming in are replacing what is called high-pressure sodium vapour bulbs, which tend to burn out much quicker than the LEDs, which require more replacements and therefore more maintenance. Another thing that puts the LEDs up to a higher standard is that they produce more light without using any more electricity, and the lenses on them don't get dirty near as quickly.

"The actual light temperature of them is closer to what you would see at daylight so people see better at night time.  They might look brighter, but they're actually in terms of the actual lumens being put out there, they're pretty much the exact same as the old style, but they will be able to see better because of the light temperature that is coming down off of them."

The street lights are not all being replaced at once and will take the full length of their time expected until the end of spring as more important issues take precedence, such as the power restoration issues SaskPower is facing across the province after the storm hit Wednesday night.