“After reviewing energy and ongoing maintenance costs of the street lighting network, the City of Dryden saw a significant opportunity to improve energy efficiency and combine it with a lifecycle replacement strategy,” said Blake Poole, Dryden’s Manager of Public Works, upon receiving the award. “With the addition of the Save on Energy Retrofit Program, the City was able to make a strong business case with a quick rate of return on investment. The conversion of yellow-orange colour traditional HPS (high pressure sodium) street lights to the natural white provided by light emitting diodes (LED) have allowed the City to make progress in energy efficiency and conservation while justifying future cost savings to residents,” he added.
Municipalities across Ontario are realizing significant savings as a result of upgrades conducted to their streetlight network including Machin, Thunder Bay, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Ignace, Red Lake and Emo, all of which have completed the conversion to LED streetlights or currently have a conversion in progress.
In addition to the cost-saving benefits, LED streetlights provide dramatically improved light quality, do not contain mercury or lead and provide brighter, well-lit areas for increased pedestrian safety.
