1 / 18

Tamworth Street Lights

Tamworth Street Lights. Tamworth Volunteer Energy Commission Mission: Investigate the use of energy sources in town. Recommend local steps to save energy and reduce emissions. Tamworth Street Lights. A Little History .

zena
Download Presentation

Tamworth Street Lights

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tamworth Street Lights • Tamworth Volunteer Energy Commission • Mission: • Investigate the use of energy sources in town. • Recommend local steps to save energy and reduce emissions.

  2. Tamworth Street Lights

  3. A Little History • In 1947 (62 years ago) the first 2 street lights were installed in Tamworth Village. • In the first 25 years, 48 lights were put in. • In the last 37 years, 32 more lights were added. • In 2006 2 street lights were installed at 25 and 113. • In 2008 the light was moved from the Veterans Memorial to the corner of Chinook Trail. • In addition, during the process of tallying the street lights, we found 3 street lights that are not billed on the outdoor lighting bill from PSNH. • We are billed for each street light monthly even if the lights is not working.

  4. What we now have

  5. Total Monthly Kilowatt Hours Used in Street Lighting3,677Average KWH per Street Light44.30 Average Monthly Cost per Street Light$15.16

  6. Annual Expense $15,101.28 Based on September 2009 PSNH bill times 12 months

  7. Cost per month • INCANDESCENTS $12.21x 47=574.03 • Mercury $15.65x 24=375.53 • SODIUM $29.17x 8 =233.37 • Metal Halide $22.56x 1 =22.56 • Other lights billed for not located on map $17.60x 3 =52.79 • Total per month $1,258.44 • Total per year $15,101.28

  8. Where are the lights? • South Tamworth Has 17 • Chocorua Village Has 23 • Tamworth Village Has 27 • Whittier Has 7 • 6 more lights are scattered throughout town • Location unknown 3 • Total 83 lights

  9. Tamworth Map

  10. x x x x x x x x x x x x x

  11. x x x x x x x x x x x x

  12. x x only need one x x x x x x x x x x x x

  13. x x x x x

  14. Numbers and Types

  15. Where do the lights go out? • South Tamworth out 13 • Chocorua Village out 12 • Tamworth Village out 14 • Whittier out 5 • Scattered out 1 • Total out 45

  16. New Cost • Incandescent 12.21x 15=183.15 • Mercury 15.57x 15 =233.55 • Sodium 29.17 x 4 =116.68 • Metal Halide 22.56 x 1=22.56 • Others not located 17.60 x 3=52.79 • Total per month $608.73 • Total per year $7,304.76

  17. NewAnnual Expense $7,304.76 $15,101.28 $ 7,304.76 $ 7,796.52 Annual Savings

  18. Thank You • This presentation was prepared for the Tamworth Board of Selectmen November 5, 2009 meeting. • With help from: • Tamworth Volunteer Energy Commission • Tamworth Police Department • Tamworth Selectman’s Office

More Related