The City Council has approved the AppalachianLightingSystems (ALSI), SSL energy solutions, will be used the ALSI equipped ALLink control system ALLED lamps toreplace the existing street lighting system. The City Council also solar powered led street light approved funding of $2.74 million through bond financing. LED street reconstruction program is expected toannually reduce the $ 221,553 street light energy costs and a $ 159,250 street lightsmaintenance costs.
The first phase of the project including the replacement of the 4300 cobra head high-pressure sodium (HPS) street lights, as follows:
30W LED street lights replaced 661 100W high pressure sodium street lights, the 1574Taiwan 135W high pressure sodium street lights; solar powered led street light, 50W LED street lights to replace the1063 190W high pressure sodium street lights; 77W LED street lights to replace the983-285W high pressure sodium street lights; 120W LED street lamps replace 485Whigh pressure sodium lamp.
Appalachian Company SSL lamps ALLED of with ALLink monitoring and control systems and software can use a computer or handheld device for remote monitoring andcontrol. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by April 2012. The second phase will replace the 2410 decorative lighting.
Welland City estimates that the city currently installed high-pressure sodium street lighting system, 15-year operating costs estimated at about $ 18 million, solar powered led street light, while the LED lights system is expected to save a total of $ 6.8 million in operating expenses. The payment of all the transformation of the cost, including debt repayment, the city from thelong-term agreement of up to 15 years the net benefit of $ 2,380,000.
In addition, the renovation project is also against the city’s environmental protection has made great contributions. The city’s annual carbon emissions will be 2.1 million kg ofcarbon dioxide was reduced to 541,000 kg of carbon dioxide.
When the entire project was completed in December 2012, solar powered led street light, Welland think it will be North America’s first completion of the city LED grow lights to the overall transformation of the city.