Solar-powered streetlights set to illuminate Austin community
At a glance
Who: Risewell Homes; Streetleaf.
What: A new master-planned community in Austin, Texas, will be home to 40 new solar-powered streetlights to provide residents with enhanced safety and power reliability.
Why: To provide homeowners with a fully maintained, grid-independent option that enhances safety and offers long-term cost savings.
When: Called Novel, the development is located in South Austin, Texas.
A new master-planned community in Austin, Texas, will be home to 40 new solar-powered streetlights to provide residents with enhanced safety and power reliability.
The Novel development will host 40 of Streetleaf’s solar-powered streetlights throughout the development, allowing the community to operate independently from the power grid.
100 per cent renewable energy
With built-in battery backup, 24/7 monitoring and powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, the lights stay on during outages, according to Streetleaf – including hurricanes and winter – adding an extra layer of reliability and safety for growing communities.
The installation has been made possible through an agreement with Risewell Homes, a recently elevated top 25 US homebuilder.
“Providing homeowners with a fully maintained, grid-independent option that enhances safety and offers long-term cost-savings made Streetleaf a strong fit for this development,” said Adib Khoury, Austin division president of Risewell Homes. “It aligns with our focus on sustainable, high-efficiency, and tech-forward construction, and we’re excited to bring a solution like this to our new community.”