Reportly, the PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT has chose LED Light Energy of Chicago as a candidate for one of its $250,000 REFRESH awards.

The LED Light Energy project will relamp the Chicago Navy Pier, the largest tourist attraction in the mid-west with LEDs. So far, Navy Pier has over 4,000 incandescent bulbs, 50 metal halide streetlights and more than 1000 halogen PAR lamps.

Dr. Nada El-Zein, LED Light Energy’s technical director, said that “the project will save enough energy to power the lighting for more than 300 homes every year. In addition to the energy savings, educational videos and brochures will be produced on energy efficiency and LED technology.”

To make sure the project to be implemented,it will need to have the most votes among projects in its category case during the month of November.