LED Streetlight Project

Total Debt Cost Estimate:

~$51 Million

Cash Paid Compared to Savings

Below table represents an assumption of straight-line amortization of 5% annually, 5% fixed interest rate, no prepayments or extra cash flow payments, and Jan. 1, 2023 the loans began required repayment.

Key Dates:

  • 2028: First Year of Annual Savings Outperforming Annual Debt Service Owed (Annual Basis Breakeven)

  • 2032: First Year of Cumulative Positive Savings compared to Aggregate Debt Service Paid

  • 2042: The Loan is schedule to be paid off in full.

  • 2043: First Year of full realization of annual savings

  • 2057-2058: Savings have equaled total cash paid out for the project (ongoing maint. And other costs not included). (Total Project Basis Breakeven)

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Savings Information as Reported

How do we get to $400k-$500k savings and then to $2.98 million?

Not on a net bases (including the cost of the debt/interest payments as shown above), the savings from just switching materials to LED are $429k annually and the savings from maint. costs attributed to National Grid & New York State Electric and Gas (LED conversion associated with NYPA) are $2.5 million. As the deck notes - theres are estimates and it will vary based on the town’s input use.

The $2.98 million savings is net of the annual NYPA operating and maintenance costs still applicable as noted in the Financing page.

Also, it’s important to note that the above cumulative savings does not get offset by any increase of cash flow from the property tax increase as this would defeat the purpose of comparisons. However, it is estimated that this project increase a valued $350k house’s property tax bill by $145 annually.