A common complaint of municipalities contemplating the deployment of LED streetlights is the resistance they face from electric utilities related to adjusting rate tariffs. While the LED streetlight technology creates immediate electricity cost savings, many utilities are not eager to pass the savings along to municipalities and taxpayers.
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on the west coast and Progress Energy Carolinas (PEC) on the east coast have proven to be LED streetlight change agents, not defenders of the status quo. Not only have these utilities already implemented revised rate tariffs that reflect the lower energy consumption of LED streetlights, but they have also established turnkey programs that provide full-service purchase and installation for municipal partners.
For more on this story refer to the New Streetlights article "Pacific Gas & Electric and Progress Energy Carolinas drive LED streetlight adoption through revised rate tariffs and turnkey programs".
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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