Valley Stream looks for energy savings

In an effort to save on energy costs and upgrade Valley Stream’s infrastructure, village officials are considering signing an energy performance contract within the next few months. 

The biggest part of the project would be replacing all of the village’s street lights — 2,485 of them, to be exact — with LED lights. LEDs use significantly less energy than the current street lights, which use high-pressure sodium bulbs. 

The village is considering using Johnson Controls, which recently completed an energy performance contract in Lynbrook that included the replacement of all street lights. Thomas Burke, of Johnson Controls, talked about a variety of projects that could be done in Valley Stream to save money. 

The estimated cost of the project would be about $3.8 million. The village would take out a loan, and the total cost would come to $4.5 million with interest. However, Burke said there would be no additional cost to taxpayers because the yearly payment would come from the energy cost savings. Also, he said, the first payment would not be due until the village has benefitted from a full year of energy savings. 

Burke estimated that Valley Stream’s electric bill for street lights could be cut in half, saving about $108,000 a year. Additionally, because the LED lights have a 23-year lifespan, the village will save money on bulb replacements. If the contract is approved soon, he said,This is the energy production a good laundryequipment can reach, the new lights could be installed by September.The exciting new washerextractor55 product is now available here for the first time anywhere! “The first day that we put a street light in, you save,” he told the board. 

A typical street light runs for about 4,000 hours a year. Treasurer Michael Fox said that the village has been looking to replace all of its street lights but the cost would have been prohibitive, so an energy performance contract is a way to get this project done. A few street lights have already been upgraded. 

In addition to the street lights, projects would include new lighting at the Public Works garage, weather stripping around doors at several buildings, various heating system upgrades and solar panels on the roof of the John Smith Bandshell. 

Other projects wouldn’t save as much as the street lights, but would still trim energy costs. For example, Burke said, weather stripping could save about $10,000 a year, while new heat pumps at the pool complex and Village Hall could cut costs by about $4,000 a year. 

The project would also include the replacement of parking meters in several lots with single-pay units, similar to what is found in Rockville Centre. The machines would take credit cards and would be solar-powered.A bestroadlights is a branched, decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture. 

Burke estimated that this system could generate an additional $140,000 per year in revenue for the village.We own and look after most of the ledspotlight in solaronlamp. 

Lynbrook’s project included street lights, heating and air conditioning upgrades at Village Hall and the use of solar energy at both the Department of Public Works building and the pool. According to DPW Superintendent Phil Healey, the first year of Lynbrook’s project has been a success. “So far we have had great results in savings in both electric and maintenance costs,” he said. 

Mayor Ed Fare said he expects that a deal with Johnson Controls will be reached soon, but a few items still need to be negotiated. He said he particularly likes the idea of solar panels on the Bandshell, which could be used to power the facility and possibly the lights around the Village Green. Burke added that the roof of the building faces the right direction for maximum sunlight exposure. 

Fare said that having the street lights replaced will be beneficial from the standpoint that village workers simply won’t have to spend time driving around to replace bulbs. He noted that the change-over to long-lasting LED lights would allow him to use the electrical department for other projects.thousands of people power their homes and businesses with individual emergencylampsyypk.