Greenfield is in the midst of a new streetlight retrofit program, which will help the city to green up its lighting infrastructure by going white.
The Mayor and City Council have taken a very proactive stance promoting LED usage and Greenfield becomes one of the first communities in the state to implement a large scale retrofit of its streetlights to this whiter, brighter and more energy efficient lighting technology.
“During the next several months, Greenfield Power & Light will be converting over 1,300 residential streetlights, approximately half of the city’s total – to LED technology,” said Greenfield Power & Light Superintendent Nelson Castrodale.
“This is really a great program,” said Mayor Brad DeReamer, who has been a long-term supporter of the city’s green efforts. “Compared to ‘traditional’ street lights, LED lights use significantly less energy and last longer. Even if they are slightly more expensive at the outset, they pay for themselves in savings over time. For Greenfield, there were virtually no costs involved for these new fixtures thanks to grant money made possible through the Indiana Municipal Power Agency.”
Greenfield’s effort coincides with a broad push by federal and state agencies to modernize the nation’s lighting infrastructure. Greenfield is among many communities throughout the state upgrading their lighting to LED technology. These new lights will help the city to be environmentally responsible, cut its street lighting costs and reduce emissions from power plants. LED street lights provide for long-term energy and maintenance savings for the city, Greenfield Power & Light and its customers.
The new LED streetlights being installed throughout the city could save anywhere from 48% to 70% on energy use, depending on their brightness.
IMPA helped the city afford to purchase the lighting technology of the future today,” noted Castrodale. “The funding has helped offset our costs and enabled Greenfield Power & Light to purchase its LED’s from General
Electric at $.15 cents on the dollar. Greenfield Power & Light personnel are installing and maintaining the lighting.”
Electric at $.15 cents on the dollar. Greenfield Power & Light personnel are installing and maintaining the lighting.”
Converting its traditional high-pressure sodium lights to LED (Light Emitting Diodes) is a part of the city’s efforts toward reducing its carbon footprint. Greenfield Power & Light’s Tim Dougherty installs one of the city’s new LED fixtures. The new lights are expected to cut city street lighting costs by at least half.
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