While some utility companies like Duke Energy in South Carolina and the NH Electric Cooperative here in NH have aggressively gotten into the energy conservation business, many utility companies nationally have really only tinkered at the edges on energy conservation issues and there remain substantial existing conflicts of interest that drive higher utility costs for consumers, particularly municipal and business consumers.
Top among these existing conflicts are high energy consuming outdoor lighting sources, especially streetlights and parking area lights.
Most citizens are unaware that the cost of streetlights and municipal parking areas in their communities are paid for in their town budget, but that control of the lights themselves, in most cases, remains in the hands of utility companies. This despite the fact that the technology now exists to affordably shave 80-90% of these operational costs.
The average 400 Watt incandescent streetlight today - costs between $170 - $250 per year for electricity, and another $100 for maintenance. An LED street light, producing the same amount of light costs less than $50 for combined electricity and maintenance.
Of course the big challenge of the LED transformation is the cost of LED technology. However, with the new retrofit patent from Best LED now the cost of LED technology has been cut dramatically.
Utility companies would be wise to begin making the switch because when consumers realize that their taxes are millions of dollars higher because of this it won't be long before they begin to demand that the change be made.
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