City officials are exploring the feasibility of a project to install LED streetlights in Downtown Lawrence.

But the project is not as far along as a streetlight industry publication reported on Tuesday.

City spokeswoman Megan Gilliland said the city is exploring using a portion of an $858,600 federal energy conservation grant that the city received in late 2009 for an LED project. As previously reported, the project primary provided funding to replace the heating and cooling system at the Lawrence Public Library, interior lighting upgrades at the library, and funding for the city/county sustainability coordinator position. But the grant application also said that unspent money may go toward a downtown LED lighting project.

A website — newstreetlights.com — on Tuesday reported the city had decided that about 100 LED streetlights would be installed primarily on Massachusetts Street, but also along New Hampshire Street. It also reported that about $210,000 in grant money would be used.

Gilliland said no dollar amount has been set for the project. She also said the city hasn’t made any decision about the style or look of the lights that would be used in any downtown project.

She said the City Commission would be presented with complete details before the project moves forward.