Why is The City of Calgary retrofitting residential streetlights with new lower wattage, flat lens fixtures?
The streetlight system is Calgary’s single largest electricity consumer. When energy prices reached an all-time high in January 2001, Roads needed to find a way to reduce the cost of operating the streetlight system. Lower wattage fixtures consume less electricity, which will help keep operating costs down. Once the project is complete, The City will save approximately $1.7 million a year in electricity costs.
Related Questions
- If retrofitting streetlights to lower wattage is not a safety concern, why are parks and playgrounds excluded from the retrofit project?
- Why did The City retrofit residential streetlights with new lower wattage, flat lens fixtures?
- How is The City of Calgary determining which streetlights will be retrofitted?
