TOA LED Street Lights Simple Summary

  • How much total estimated spending for 9,666 lights? $48-51 million

  • How much is the project estimated to increase your individual prop. tax bill? $145 annually for a $350k house

  • How long is it estimated to make back the money spent by the town? 31-34 years

  • How long is it estimated to see the full $2.9 million annual savings? 21 years

  • How long average lifespan of the materials/LED lights? 25 years

  • Why was this project done? NYS Gov. Cuomo/Hochul had a ‘Go Green’ Initiative for climate reasons, 500k streetlights to LED by 2025

  • How many bids were submitted? 5 requested, 3 submitted - Wendel & TOA went with the lowest of bids

  • Who is doing what? CATCO is contracted ($4.6 million) to work on the decorative lights & O’Connell is contracted ($2.3 million) to work on the high traffic lights

  • When does the TOA say the project will be completed? ‘Track Us’ notes up to a full year (announced May 2023)

  • How much did the materials cost (LED lights & pieces)? Up to $4 million

  • How much did the acquisition of the streetlights as-is from National Grid & New York State Electric and Gas Cost? $15.1 million

  • What was the remaining $13.4 million for? Contracting, allowance & contingency unknowns, administrative fees, asset management, other

  • Did the TOA receive any grant or help to fund the project? $100k from NYS grant. (It appears 3rd party incentives up to $500k where not taken advantage of due to the short term financing or through NYPA needed and not actioned on).

  • Where are the savings coming from? The majority of the savings is from acquiring the streetlights under TOA management (80% of total bill were for mgmt./costs to National Grid & New York State Electric and Gas), (however, full savings cannot be confirmed as maint. costs and repairs is unknown). The savings from switching fixtures to LED is smaller (energy costs 20% of the total bill) and the savings to the environment equal about 170 cars off the road a year.

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