City seeks to convert all street lights to LED by 2020 - all in one solar street light
Like, Ottawa wants to hide all the street lights completely on the led. Light-
LED technology has been used in several pilot projects before, including an on.
According to the interest rate in 2014, the project saved about $72,000 a year.
According to a staff report to be discussed at the transport committee meeting next week, street lights account for 17 of the city's electricity consumption.
LED technology can reduce energy usage by more than half.
Because the cost of street lights last year was $7.
2 million, the city says the potential savings are huge.
Once the conversion is completed, the city hopes to save $4 million a year.
The city is looking for Energy Ottawa, a subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa, to find suitable partners to convert 58,000 street lamps and provide future maintenance. The four-
The annual LED conversion project is estimated at $27.
9 million will begin in June 2016.
Future agreements with Ottawa energy may see parks and street lights, decorative street lights and the national capital Council --
The staff reported that the street lamps they had would always be renovated one day.
The council will consider the plan in October. 14 meeting.