Guelph approves switch to energy efficient LED street lights
Posted Jul 25, 2017 04:14:09 PM.
Last Updated Jul 25, 2017 05:25:03 PM.
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The City of Guelph will soon see big energy savings.
City council approved switching 13,119 street lights to Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs.
Manager of Climate Change for Guelph, Alex Chapman, says the city currently spends about $10 million dollars a year on energy.
Chapman says with the switch–the savings will be significant. “The city will save between $800,000 to $1.5 million a year.”
The project is costing the city $8 million.
The transition to LED bulbs could start as early as this fall and will take approximately take 12 months to complete.
Chapman says the city expects the project to be complete by this time next year.
