Upgrading to LED Street Lighting has never been easier or more cost-effective. Here’s how NYPA can help.

LED street lighting is one of the most important upgrades you can make in your community. A street light upgrade saves money year over year, and also demonstrates to your community that you are doing something that creates a visible improvement in their lives. NYPA’s Smart Street Lighting NY program simplifies the process of upgrading to energy-efficient LEDs - with turnkey installation plus low-cost maintenance service.  

You’ll enjoy greater quality of light while likely paying less for your annual street lighting bill.  

The benefits of upgrading to Smart LEDs include: 

1. Cost Savings 

 A major benefit to upgrading your community’s street lights to Smart LEDs is the significant cost savings. Typically, LED lighting uses less than half the energy of older fixtures - resulting in up to 50% in energy savings. Lower energy costs - together with your reduced operating costs – mean that you can save up to 70% on your budget. With government budgets needing to make productive use of every tax dollar, the money saved on lighting costs can be used for other public works or service initiatives. 

NYPA’s street lighting maintenance service is one of the lowest-priced plans in the market, and is a great way to manage your ongoing maintenance reliably, efficiently, and effectively. Maintenance can be added onto NYPA’s turnkey service, and offers a seamless transition from the construction phase of your project to the on-going operations phase. 

Best of all, from a cash flow perspective, there are two advantages. Through NYPA’s Street Smart Lighting NY program a) We structure the financing so you have no upfront costs, and b) We structure your payments to come out of your existing operating budget. This means that your operating budget will reflect the 50% to 70% savings, and there’s no need to dip into capital funds.  

2. Visible Improvements to Your Community 

When you run a municipality, your residents’, workers’, and visitors' safety is paramount. LED lighting serves as a valuable public safety tool, enabling community members to see better at night, regardless of whether they are behind the wheel or on foot. Upgrading to LED lighting has even been shown to reduce crime thanks to the improved visibility, clarity of light, and even light distribution.  

When you work with NYPA’s Street Smart Lighting NY for LED lighting, you get embedded technology. Our remote monitoring services send notifications about failed or downed street lights—and if you add our maintenance plan, you can have lights fixed promptly and not leave members of your community in the dark.  

3. End-to-End Solution 

NYPA’s Street Smart Lighting NY acts as your trusted partner, providing cost-benefit analysis, scoping and design, procurement, and financing strategy. Customers can expect a competitively-priced installation, financing options tailored to your community’s specific needs, and one of the best maintenance programs in the market.  

In partnering with the historic Town of Southampton, the oldest English settlement in the state, NYPA designed an LED lighting solution meeting the town’s requirements to install lighting compatible with its historic areas. The 2,700 fixture project is expected to deliver annual energy savings of approximately $160,000 and an estimated annual savings in maintenance costs of $40,000. That’s significant savings for a town of almost 60,000 residents. 

4. Upgraded Technology 

Smart LED’s cutting edge technology enables you to monitor your street lights remotely. This means you can dim or otherwise manage your street lights without having to travel on-site. Plus, embedded sensors can lead to safer streets.  

Upgrading to LED street lighting through NYPA enables your community to own an important technological asset. Owning your equipment enables you to modify it or make changes to it as you see fit. For example, you can add sensors used to support the Smart Cities initiatives - to improve public safety through technology.  

Interested in learning more about how NYPA’s Smart Street Lighting NY can improve your community’s street lighting while reducing energy costs? We’re here to help. Contact NYPA to learn more about how we can help you convert to LED and more effectively manage your street lighting system. And keep in mind that Smart Street Lighting NY is just one of NYPA’s many services. NYPA has a full suite of comprehensive clean energy and energy efficiency services and solutions. 

Contact Us Kevin Luteran Program Manager: Smart Street Lighting NY [email protected] nypa.gov/streetlights

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