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Council discusses Duke Energy LED streetlight proposal with projected bill savings
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Summary
Council heard a Duke Energy proposal to replace roughly 445 streetlights with LEDs at an upfront estimate of $211,594, with a projected monthly electric-bill reduction from $4,999.07 to $2,399.24 and a $17,210 rebate; council asked staff to continue researching costs and priorities.
Mister Morgan presented a Duke Energy proposal to replace the town's existing streetlights (estimated about 445 fixtures in Duke's service area) with LED fixtures. Morgan said the vendor's upfront price was quoted at $211,594 and estimated the town's monthly lighting bill would fall from about $4,999.07 to $2,399.24 under the LED plan; staff also said a rebate of $17,210 would apply.
Council members raised questions about priority and funding, noting other projects remain on the capital list. Staff said the change would reduce ongoing electricity costs and that Duke would maintain and replace the fixtures under the proposed program. Members discussed phased approaches and asked staff to continue researching the proposal and cost-benefit timing; no vote to adopt the program was recorded during the meeting.
The transcript records discussion about service territories and the limitations of installing fixtures outside a utility's service area; staff cautioned the town could not simply hang and power lights without the utility service agreement.
