Some energy efficient lights could soon be making things brighter around Austin.
The city is looking at using Light Emitting Diodes – or LEDs.
It's part of a nation-wide initiative to use LEDs to save energy.
According to the city, LEDs produce a brighter light using only a fraction of the energy.
They can use up to 60 percent less energy that traditional lights.
The city believes that will save taxpayers money.
"Back in 2003 for instance, we changed out all of our street signals about 6,000 red lights and the crosswalks and with that reduced the energy consumption of our street signals by about 90 percent," Austin Mayor Will Wynn said. "There was only about a two and a half year payback on that. We now are saving tax payers $1.4 million every single year."
LEDs will also be much better for the environment, according to the city, that keeps 4,600 tons of carbon dioxide out of the air.
The city has already installed LEDs on the first floor of the One Texas Center Parking Garage.
