East Lyme plans LED lighting for Field Services Building
East Lyme — The town is planning to install LED lighting at the Field Services Building at 8 Capitol Drive, a project that will be financed through energy credits and incentives, as well as savings in the town's electric bills.
At a town meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Town Hall, residents will vote on a proposal to approve $29,813 to install energy-efficient lighting in the building.
The town would pay for the project through a $10,000 Eversource grant it has been approved for after participating in an energy-saving program, Energize Connecticut, and $8,916.93 in conservation incentives from Eversource. The remainder of the project will be financed through savings in the town's electric bill, according to a memo from Joe Bragaw, the town's director of public works, to the Board of Selectmen.
The town will save an estimated $4,100 annually on electricity if it installs the energy-efficient lighting, according to the memo. The project will pay for itself in about 2.67 years.
The project would improve lighting in the building by changing light fixtures and adding more lighting. The town had installed skylights, called sunports, in the garage area of the building in an initiative to provide lighting and save energy, according to Bragaw's memo. But the lights ended up not working out as they were supposed to, and the lack of adequate lighting in the building is becoming a safety issue.
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