Durango, region find LEDs to be a bright idea

Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and Pagosa Springs will save about $180,000 a year in electricity costs and reduce their carbon emissions by about 3 million pounds a year by switching from 2,500 incandescent light bulbs to LED lights. The numbers came from Ray Pierotti, a retired lighting specialist with La Plata Electric Association, who made a presentation to the Green Business Roundtable on Wednesday at the Henry Strater Theatre in downtown Durango. About 100 people attended the talk.