Barrie set to replace about 11,000 light bulbs with LEDs across the city

The City of Barrie will be flipping the switch and going green when it comes to street lights. The city plans to change 10,660 light bulbs across the municipality with brand new LEDs. The city’s manager of energy says he can't wait for Barrie's big makeover. “Street lighting tends to be a big expense in a municipality. People maybe don't think about that, but it's our largest single bill that we get is street lighting,” says Barry Thompson. “We pay in the neighbourhood of $1.4 million a year to light our streets.”