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Why is the global illumination system so expensive?

Illuminating a room can cost anywhere from $50,000 to $400,000, but it typically costs more in countries with lower levels of lighting.

This article examines why countries with much lower levels are still spending so much on the system, and why the U.S. is currently one of the only countries that is currently using a much higher level of illumination.

Al Jazeera’s Daniela López-Oliveira reports from Washington, DC.