COHOES, N.Y. â Mayor Bill Keeler is proposing to convert the cityâs street lights to energy-efficient Light-Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs in âsmart lightingâ infrastructure, as part of his Cleaner Greener Cohoes initiative, and to reinvest the financial gains into additional energy savings upgrades to city-owned buildings, including improvements to windows at City Hall, as part of his Restore Historic Cohoes plan.
âThis project is a win, win, win for taxpayers, and the environment. We save energy by converting to LED street lights. We generate funds to invest in additional energy savings upgrades to our historic city buildings. And, we benefit from an anticipated $50,000 average annual city budget savings for 20 years,â Keeler said in a recent news release.