An open house will gather feedback from Nanaimo residents on potentially converting streetlights to LED.
The City of Nanaimo is hosting an open house on Tuesday (April 25) to gauge input from residents on a recent study to convert city-owned streetlights from high-pressure sodium to light-emitting diode. During the open house, which takes place at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre from 8-10 p.m., attendees will learn about the difference between the lighting types and have an opportunity to provide their thoughts.
Consultants were hired by the city to study a case for switching city-owned streetlights from HPS lights to LED. Their findings recommended moving to LED fixtures.
Conversion of the streetlights has the potential of saving $200,000 per year in energy and another $25,000 in maintenance costs.
Holding the open house later in the evening gives residents attending the opportunity to see the options available for LED lights and see the difference when compared to HPS lighting.
“The City of Nanaimo operates more than 4,000 streetlights,” said Poul Rosen, senior manager of engineering at the city. “LED lights have become reliable and relatively inexpensive. They offer power savings up to 60 per cent compared with our existing lighting. We are now studying the case for converting streetlights to LED.”