Sarah Brown
The City Council approved during its Aug. 8 meeting a contract with Ameresco to install energy efficient bulbs in the city’s 881 street lights. The move is expected to reduce electrical costs to the city by approximately $40,000 a year.
Last year the city paid $130,552 in electricity for the high pressure sodium (HPS) and mercury vapor (MV) bulbs currently installed. The lights are owned and maintained by Pacific Power, but the company…