Sylvania to change over street lamps to LED

Sylvania’s street lights are converted to use LED bulbs. According to a statement from Sylvania’s Department of Public Service, the conversion will cover all 1,650 lamps in the city, replacing mercury vapor and sodium vapor lamps now in use.

Toledo Edison, which will install the new lamps, estimates the capital cost at $342,000, but said that will be paid back in about 4.5 years because the LEDs will cost the Ohio city $77,000 less per year for electricity.

Exactly what needs to be replaced at a given location depends on the lighting fixtures involved.

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