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City committee hears PATH proposal to convert streetlights to LED; staff to return with costs and parks add-on in 30 days
Summary
PATH presented a turnkey LED streetlight conversion proposal with an estimated capital cost of about $2.3 million, projected annual utility savings of roughly $152,000, and incentives near $150,000; committee asked staff to return with NES high-level costs, parks inclusion option and financing scenarios for the next meeting.
PATH representative William Hawthorne told the Public Works Committee on April 22 that PATH’s LED streetlight conversion projects in other cities have generally delivered savings that exceeded expectations and, in some cases, lowered the city’s annual lighting expense by roughly half.
Mr. Hawthorne presented a turnkey project estimate of approximately $2.3 million to convert the city’s remaining streetlight fixtures. He said Tennessee Valley Authority (TBA) incentives (referred to in the presentation) have recently increased and could provide roughly $150,000 toward the project. PATH’s analysis in the packet estimated current annual…
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