Convert all County-owned streetlights to LED by 2025
Objective Description
Trend Analysis
As of FY 2022, Howard County has converted 100% of County-owned streetlights to LEDs - several years earlier than anticipated. This has reduced energy consumption by County streetlights by 43%, or approximately 3 million kWh per year, resulting in annual cost savings of approximately $150,000 and a reduction of approximately 955 metric tons of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions per year.
Strategies
- Identify funds in the County’s budget to cover initial investment, with annual savings in electricity and maintenance costs to pay back the investment over time.
- Determine best contracting vehicle for new lighting purchase and installation and initiate contractor selection process
- Purchase and install new LED light fixtures.
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Source: Baltimore Gas & Electric