Councilman Faria: LED Lighting To Bring Significant Savings To East Providence

LED Street lights are the wave of the future. They offer both energy savings and a significant pocketbook savings while brightening our City Streets. I've been advocating for this since I've taken office and I was thrilled to be able to sponsor a resolution for the funding to finally implement this LED conversion so that the City would see the substantial financial savings as soon as possible. I've been in meetings with the City's administration and this is something they've also been considering in the past so it was just a matter of finally "making it happen."

"I receive calls everyday from my constituency regarding our darkened City streets caused by the red capping program sought by the budget commission back in 2013 , shutting off approximately 1,100 streetlights throughout the City. Upon my constituents requests, I am continuously turning many of those lights back on due to safety concerns. Currently 885 of those red capped lights are still off. These Dark City streets have increased the concerns amongst elderly residents for safety reasons and this conversion would alleviate these concerns. "We have approximately 5,000 street lights in the City and we would essentially be able to turn every light back on with an anticipated savings of $600,000.00 annually, a 75% savings including annual maintenance. That is a significant savings for the Taxpayers. This City is also making an investment in renewable energy for our Municipal buildings. The Council is looking forward to seeing this conversion take place soon and continue to bring our constituents tangible results.