KINGSTON – All lighting in 12 City of Kingston municipal buildings has been converted to LED.
The installation was subsidized by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation and was implemented at a cost to the city of $128,880.
The investment is expected to be paid off in 2 ½ years and is expected to save the city $51,147 each year in electric lighting costs after that.
The buildings include the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center, City Court, City Hall, DPW’s Administration Building, garage, and Wilbur Avenue facility, the Everette Hodge Community Center, police station, Rondout and Uptown fire stations, and the transfer station.
Mayor Steven Noble said Kingston will save 426,231 kWh in energy and related greenhouse gas production each year, the equivalent of the electricity use of 36 homes.
The energy savings represents seven percent of the city’s energy use in 2017, amounting to just under six million kWh.
Through Central Hudson’s Small Business Direct Installation Program, it funded nearly half of Kingston’s LED conversion, subsidizing $116,921 of the entire project.
