Light Future: Vermont towns turning to LED lights
LED lights, those darlings of environmentalists and the budget conscious,,bluebright One of the most basic devices that run on LED is a flashlight. Older models relied on a single bulb to produce the light needed to make one work. are hitting the streets.
The light-emitting diodes, which can use as much as 70 percent less energy as traditional lights, have been turning up regularly in car headlights, traffic signals, aviation lights and increasingly in home interior lighting.
Now they're taking over street lighting in Vermont.
Waterbury is installing several dozen along Main and Stowe streets. They're in Winooski's city parking garage. A few have gone up in Burlington, and the city is toying with the idea of making LED streetlights far more widespread. Colchester has a Town Meeting Day ballot item that, if approved, would mean LED streetlights along all town roads.
Environmentalists love LED lights. They use so much less energy than traditional bulbs that the,lightbright They consume less power than their traditional light emitting counterparts, rarely heat up and look more stylish.ir increased use could delay or even eliminate the need to build more electrical power plants, environmental experts and activists say. Many such plants spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which scientists agree would hasten and worsen global warming.,scannerstal Another useful piece of equipment which is powered by LED bulbs are LED computer monitors. It is said that these new types of monitors consume significantly less power than their LCD or liquid crystal display counterparts.
Budget cutters embrace LED, too.The recipient of your,brightstal gift will remember you every single time there is a power outage or if he needs to illuminate dark spaces. The more than five dozen LED street lights are expected to save Waterbury about $3,000 year, said Waterbury Community Planner Steve Lotspeich. Colchester,The recipient of your,brightstal gift will remember you every single time there is a power outage or if he needs to illuminate dark spaces. too, would see savings from the LED lights and take advantage of a grant to pay for the cost of installing the new lights, said Colchester Public Works Director Bryan Osborne.
LED lights, those darlings of environmentalists and the budget conscious,,bluebright One of the most basic devices that run on LED is a flashlight. Older models relied on a single bulb to produce the light needed to make one work. are hitting the streets.
The light-emitting diodes, which can use as much as 70 percent less energy as traditional lights, have been turning up regularly in car headlights, traffic signals, aviation lights and increasingly in home interior lighting.
Now they're taking over street lighting in Vermont.
Waterbury is installing several dozen along Main and Stowe streets. They're in Winooski's city parking garage. A few have gone up in Burlington, and the city is toying with the idea of making LED streetlights far more widespread. Colchester has a Town Meeting Day ballot item that, if approved, would mean LED streetlights along all town roads.
Environmentalists love LED lights. They use so much less energy than traditional bulbs that the,lightbright They consume less power than their traditional light emitting counterparts, rarely heat up and look more stylish.ir increased use could delay or even eliminate the need to build more electrical power plants, environmental experts and activists say. Many such plants spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which scientists agree would hasten and worsen global warming.,scannerstal Another useful piece of equipment which is powered by LED bulbs are LED computer monitors. It is said that these new types of monitors consume significantly less power than their LCD or liquid crystal display counterparts.
Budget cutters embrace LED, too.The recipient of your,brightstal gift will remember you every single time there is a power outage or if he needs to illuminate dark spaces. The more than five dozen LED street lights are expected to save Waterbury about $3,000 year, said Waterbury Community Planner Steve Lotspeich. Colchester,The recipient of your,brightstal gift will remember you every single time there is a power outage or if he needs to illuminate dark spaces. too, would see savings from the LED lights and take advantage of a grant to pay for the cost of installing the new lights, said Colchester Public Works Director Bryan Osborne.
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