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All of NYC's street lights will be LEDs by 2017, saving $14 million
October 25, 2013
All of NYC's street lights will be LEDs by 2017, saving $14 million
NYC Mayor Bloomberg announced that all 250,000 of New York City's street lights will be replaced with energy efficient, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by 2017. The move, which was announced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, will reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs in NYC. It comes as part of PlaNYC, the city's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from city government operations by 30% by 2017.
The replacement of the 250,000 street lights is expected to be the biggest retrofit in the US and save around US$6 million in energy and US$8 million in maintenance costs a year, due to the more efficient, longer-lasting design of LED lights.
The Climate Group partnered with the New York City Department of Transportation in 2009 to collect data on the performance of LED fixtures on the FDR Drive and Central Park as part of our LightSavers program. The results showed that LEDs saved up to 80% energy compared to traditional lighting.
Read more at The Clean Revolution.
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