Duke Energy has provided the following response:
"Duke installed a few LED fixtures and have heard some issue on brightness which we will correct by shielding. No further LED lights will be installed until notification to the city".

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These lights are very bright white lights - like stadium lights. They're blinding to look at - and in some cases probably can be seen from the beach, given certain contours on the beach - which would put them in violation of the turtle-friendly lighting ordinance.
A "shield" will not diminish the brightness. These lights light up the street at night as if it were dawn -- not to mention the light they cast on people's homes, windows, decks, etc. It really is overkill on these little streets. We're here by the beach to be close to nature - not bathed in extreme artificial light. We don't need our neighborhood lit up with lights bright enough to read by.
The contrast between the remaining orange lights and these new white lights is immense. If the soft orange lights are adequate for Gulf Blvd. - as well as probably required because of the turtle-friendly lighting ordinance - then they certainly are adequate, as they have been for years, everywhere else here.
The shields won't do it - the intensity is an issue.

All of the City streetlights will be changed out to energy-efficient LED lights. We anticipate getting more information from Duke Energy within the next month. Once all of the new lights are installed, Duke Energy will perform a beach lighting survey with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to identify and remedy any issues prior to the start of the turtle nesting season. In the meantime, if you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Duke Energy at 727-443-2641. Thank you.

Thank you. I will contact Duke Energy, but wouldn't the city have a little more clout in acting on behalf of its residents than individuals would? It seems from these answers that no one in the city is even going to look into it.

The City is working with Duke Energy to produce a fact sheet and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) which will be mailed out to all residents within the next month.