Province sees LED lights as bright idea
The Nova Scotia government is reviewing the possibility of replacing 120,000 street lights across the province with more energy-efficient LED lighting, according to ministerial briefing notes.
The notes prepared in January for newly installed Energy Minister Charlie Parker say the estimated cost of installing light-emitting-diode technology provincewide would be $90 million.
The documents obtained through a freedom of information request say the opportunity exists to cut street lighting electricity costs by more than 50 per cent and there would also be annual maintenance cost savings because of the 20-year life expectancy of the lights.
Bruce Cameron, the Energy Department’s director of strategic policy planning, said it’s believed the $90-million cost would be returned through an equivalent amount in savings in energy and maintenance costs over a 10- to 13-year period.
"It’s a good solid investment and our role is to figure out how we can help make it happen," Cameron said in an interview. "I think we’re in a position that, within the next few months, we should have a solid workable proposal."
He said any final decision on whether to proceed with a policy initiative would rest with the minister and cabinet.
Cameron said responsibility for making the switch would rest mainly with municipalities and Nova Scotia Power, while the province is responsible for highway lighting. He wouldn’t be specific on what kind of financial aid, if any, would be involved.
"We have a number of options on reducing the barriers for people to go ahead," Cameron said. "Some of those barriers relate to financing and some relate to organizing it and being able to manage it as a priority."
A number of pilot projects have been already rolled out in Nova Scotia and last month the Transportation Department awarded a $3.McEachron sparked a review of the cameras not leather phone cases long after he was elected in 2008 as well, in a process that led to six cameras being removed last summer.Alan Woodward, secretary of the inflatable life jackets City of Oxford Licensed Taxi Cab Association, said of last week's signal failure: "It flowed perfectly. The only hold-ups were going out of town in the evening because of the traffic lights further up Botley Road."2-million contract to convert 2,500 highway lights from high-pressure sodium bulbs to LED technology.
Last fall, the city of Halifax purchased more than 2,000 LED street light fixtures at a cost of $1.6 million.
Energy manager Julian Boyle said the city established a fund following a successful test project in 2009 that will help it eventually convert 40,000 street lights.
Boyle said the fund uses money from energy savings to finance future capital upgrades. He said about half of the financing comes from provincial sources, including a green fund for municipalities and a program administered by Efficiency Nova Scotia.
"The business case for the dollar savings are as much on the maintenance as they are on the energy, although we do see about a 50 per cent reduction on energy costs," said Boyle.
He said the city has been saving up to $200 per light after making the switch from high-pressure sodium bulbs, which typically last about three years.
"We’re seeing roughly that these things (LEDs) are paying back in about a four- to five-year time span," Boyle said.
He said the city’s street light budget is its single largest energy line item at about $5.2012 for all states except California, where initial provisions large pet carrier of the act went into effect this year.5 million a year.
Brennan Vogel of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax said his organization is in favour of any initiative by the province to promote energy-efficient technologies.
"If there are opportunities for improvement to be made in the area of lighting . .Existing optical-fiber technology is マジコンds inefficient at transmitting infrared light. However, the zinc selenide optical fibers that Badding's team developed are able to transmit the longer wavelengths of infrared light. "Exploiting these wavelengths is exciting because it represents a step toward making fibers that can serve as infrared lasers," Badding explained. . then we would support that as a cost-effective way of saving energy as well as helping the environment," said Vogel."D3 is pleased to have been selected by GUESS to inflatable mattress bed be part of the new flagship store on Fifth Avenue, said Jason Barak, managing partner, D3. "Our LED digital display serves as an integral part of the store's overall brand experience for consumers."
The Nova Scotia government is reviewing the possibility of replacing 120,000 street lights across the province with more energy-efficient LED lighting, according to ministerial briefing notes.
The notes prepared in January for newly installed Energy Minister Charlie Parker say the estimated cost of installing light-emitting-diode technology provincewide would be $90 million.
The documents obtained through a freedom of information request say the opportunity exists to cut street lighting electricity costs by more than 50 per cent and there would also be annual maintenance cost savings because of the 20-year life expectancy of the lights.
Bruce Cameron, the Energy Department’s director of strategic policy planning, said it’s believed the $90-million cost would be returned through an equivalent amount in savings in energy and maintenance costs over a 10- to 13-year period.
"It’s a good solid investment and our role is to figure out how we can help make it happen," Cameron said in an interview. "I think we’re in a position that, within the next few months, we should have a solid workable proposal."
He said any final decision on whether to proceed with a policy initiative would rest with the minister and cabinet.
Cameron said responsibility for making the switch would rest mainly with municipalities and Nova Scotia Power, while the province is responsible for highway lighting. He wouldn’t be specific on what kind of financial aid, if any, would be involved.
"We have a number of options on reducing the barriers for people to go ahead," Cameron said. "Some of those barriers relate to financing and some relate to organizing it and being able to manage it as a priority."
A number of pilot projects have been already rolled out in Nova Scotia and last month the Transportation Department awarded a $3.McEachron sparked a review of the cameras not leather phone cases long after he was elected in 2008 as well, in a process that led to six cameras being removed last summer.Alan Woodward, secretary of the inflatable life jackets City of Oxford Licensed Taxi Cab Association, said of last week's signal failure: "It flowed perfectly. The only hold-ups were going out of town in the evening because of the traffic lights further up Botley Road."2-million contract to convert 2,500 highway lights from high-pressure sodium bulbs to LED technology.
Last fall, the city of Halifax purchased more than 2,000 LED street light fixtures at a cost of $1.6 million.
Energy manager Julian Boyle said the city established a fund following a successful test project in 2009 that will help it eventually convert 40,000 street lights.
Boyle said the fund uses money from energy savings to finance future capital upgrades. He said about half of the financing comes from provincial sources, including a green fund for municipalities and a program administered by Efficiency Nova Scotia.
"The business case for the dollar savings are as much on the maintenance as they are on the energy, although we do see about a 50 per cent reduction on energy costs," said Boyle.
He said the city has been saving up to $200 per light after making the switch from high-pressure sodium bulbs, which typically last about three years.
"We’re seeing roughly that these things (LEDs) are paying back in about a four- to five-year time span," Boyle said.
He said the city’s street light budget is its single largest energy line item at about $5.2012 for all states except California, where initial provisions large pet carrier of the act went into effect this year.5 million a year.
Brennan Vogel of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax said his organization is in favour of any initiative by the province to promote energy-efficient technologies.
"If there are opportunities for improvement to be made in the area of lighting . .Existing optical-fiber technology is マジコンds inefficient at transmitting infrared light. However, the zinc selenide optical fibers that Badding's team developed are able to transmit the longer wavelengths of infrared light. "Exploiting these wavelengths is exciting because it represents a step toward making fibers that can serve as infrared lasers," Badding explained. . then we would support that as a cost-effective way of saving energy as well as helping the environment," said Vogel."D3 is pleased to have been selected by GUESS to inflatable mattress bed be part of the new flagship store on Fifth Avenue, said Jason Barak, managing partner, D3. "Our LED digital display serves as an integral part of the store's overall brand experience for consumers."
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