Federal EECBG award of $464,500 for LED streetlights in Jackson Township, New Jersey, remains unused

The planned installation of LED streetlights in Jackson Township, New Jersey, has been met with resistance from the local utility, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L). The township applied for and received an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award of $464,500 from the U.S. Department of Energy and intended to begin a large scale installation of LED streetlights. The project has been tabled while city officials negotiate with JCP&L, a division of First Energy Corp., an investor owned utility.

For more on the objections of Jersey Central Power and Light read the New Streetlights story...