In Trenton, Ohio, the cost of street lights will most likely be distributed evenly among the local residents. In an effort to cut down on the expenses in the city’s general funds, which is currently paying the $87,000 per year for street light, the residents will split the bill. This amounts to $1.50-2.00 a month. The city has had a discussion on its online forum, and has had no negative responses from residents. A similar scheme is used in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the city will switch to LEDs, covering the cost through energy savings. However, as a first step in the plan, the city has implemented a special street light tax on downtown property owners.
These approaches to street light savings are rather unorthodox. Letting the citizens pay for the savings through taxes may be a good way of obtaining far-sighted investments in intelligent street light control and management which may otherwise be too expensive here and now.
Residents may be made increasingly aware of the actual costs of lighting and energy consumption, and at least the residents will not have to suffer from a poorer quality of street lights, such as complete switch off or turning off every other light. Read here for additional information…
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