FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2019
City Converts to
LED Lights in 12 Municipal Buildings
KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steve Noble is
pleased to announce that the City of Kingston has completed the conversion to
LED lights at 12 municipal buildings. The installation at all 12 buildings
was subsidized by Central Hudson and was implemented at a total cost to the
City of $128,880.69. This investment is estimated to be paid off in 2 years and
6 months. Once the investment is paid off, the City can expect to save
$51,147.72 each year in electric lighting costs.
The buildings include the Andy Murphy
Neighborhood Center, City Court, City Hall, DPW’s Administration Building,
Garage, and Wilbur Ave facility, the Everette Hodge Community Center, the
Police Station, Rondout and Uptown Fire Stations and the Transfer Station.
The City will save 426,231 kWh in energy
and related greenhouse gas production per year, the equivalent of the
electricity use of 36 homes in one year. The energy savings from this project
represents 7% of the City's energy use in 2017 (5,984,150 kWh).
“I’m so excited this project has been
successfully implemented and the City will start reducing its annual greenhouse
emissions by over 300 metric tons of C02e, which is the equivalent of
removing 64 cars from the road for one year,” said Mayor Steve Noble. “It
won’t be long before this project completely pays for itself and the savings to
the City’s taxpayers will grow exponentially.”
Through their Small Business Direct
Install Lighting Program, Central Hudson funded nearly half of the City of
Kingston’s LED conversion, subsidizing $116,921.30 of the entire project.
“The conversion of lighting at municipal
buildings across the City is a part of our overall sustainability plan for
Kingston,” said Julie Noble, Environmental Education and Sustainability
Coordinator. “We are also working to convert the City’s street lighting to
LEDs, which will be another critical measure for conservation and savings to
taxpayers. These city sustainability initiatives span multiple departments and
have a positive impact on city government and the community as a whole.”