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Updated: 7:11 PM Jun 18, 2009
New Study To Test LED Lights In Pueblo
The city of Pueblo may have found a new way to light up the streets and save taxpayers money at the same time. Posted: 4:57 PM Jun 18, 2009Reporter: Jason Aubry Email Address: Jaubry@kktv.com |
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I must admit my bias upfront as I am the vendor that supplied the LED lights for this project. I want to respond to both Chris and Ken: Chris, I believe you are right on/in the money. As for Green initiatives, LED street lighting is one where we can definately provide a ROI calculation AND make sense out of it. Closer to home, the City of Ouray has replaced their existing streeet lighting with these same fixtures. Anchorage has installed over 8,000, with another 3000 to go in over the summer. LED Technology continues to improve and drop in cost, and they do not have the glare, or halo effect that HPS fixtures do.
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Pueblo and Black Hills have to be congratulated for their small step at energy reduction. The United States needs to move forward with energy savings, especially smaller municipalities. Every nickle saved, is a nickle that can go into other programs. Sure, the cost "seems" high, but did you mention the energy savings and the long life of LED lighting? Does anyone know what it takes to run one streetlight per month? I think if everyone knew there would be more pressure to move forward. Anchorage,Seattle,LA,San Jose and others have seen the "light" why do we need to keep wasting time on pilot programs? Just do it! In the long run you will be better off than what you think. LED technology is evolving very quickly, use the stimulus money to ask for more lights. You failed to mention LED's also do not attract bugs.
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Poor color rendering and the spaces between the lights are dark. A work in progress but not there yet.
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