A post mounted lamp includes: a lamp post; one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices disposed proximate to the top of the lamp post; a power factor (PF) correction circuit disposed proximate to the bottom of the lamp post; wires disposed in the lamp post to deliver PF corrected electrical power from the PF correction circuit to the one or more LED devices; and circuitry disposed proximate to the top of the lamp post to operate the one or more LED devices using the PF corrected electrical power.