The Alpharetta Public Works and Finance departments have gotten the nod from the City Council to continue working with Georgia Power on a plan convert the city’s streetlights from high-pressure sodium to high-efficiency LED lights.
Georgia Power worked with the city on a lighting audit and proposed the LED conversion for 4,467 streetlights, according to a staff report to the council
“Based on the usage and maintenance rates of high-pressure sodium fixtures and those of LED, the city will save $6,770.57 per month or $81,246.84 per year” after the conversion, staff said. “The LED fixture and arm to be installed will match as closely as the existing fixtures” — brown LED fixtures to replace bronze sodium ones, for example.
Georgia Power also will install a Network Lighting Control for each light. The device reports when a light is out, not operating properly or has other issues; currently, malfunctioning lights must be reported by citizens or staff on a city website.
