After a pilot LED lighting project in a downtown Raleigh, North Carolina parking garage showed a 40% reduction in power, mayor Charles Meeker announced plans to slowly replace incandescent bulbs across the city with the LEDs. From DailyTech:
The upfront costs for providing LED lighting throughout the entire city will be markedly higher than traditional lighting. However, Mayor Charles Meeker notes that the costs could be quickly recovered due to the power savings afforded by LED technology. Meeker says that Raleigh could save roughly $80,000 USD a year in utility bills just by switching its parking decks from traditional lighting to LED lighting. Meeker also believes that significant reductions can be made to the $4 million USD that the city spends to power street lights each year.
Previously on BB:
• LED lightbulb replacements – long-lived and low-power Link
• Earwax pick comes with LED Link
• Make cheap magnetic LEDs for fun graffiti projects Link
