Spotlight 2014: LED lights installed to save energy, money at Port Authority facilities

The lighting seen here inside the Lincoln Tunnel has been replaced by energy-efficient LED lights, which Port Authority says will save $283,000 annually for 15 years, the life of the lighting. Port Authority has replaced lighting at a number of New Jersey-New York crossings, including the George Washington Bridge. Journal file photo

 

 By The Jersey Journal
on March 20, 2014 at 6:00 AM, updated March 20, 2014 at 6:24 AM

In a move that the Port Authority says will save $283,000 in energy costs a year, the bistate agency has replaced the lighting in the Lincoln Tunnel with 2,300 energy-efficient LED lights.
“Replacing our bridge and tunnel lighting systems with new LED lights makes business sense and benefits the environment by reducing our energy consumption,” P.A. Executive Director Pat Foye said. “Our investment... is just one example of the myriad of efforts this agency undertakes to attain our sustainability goals.”
The $2.1 million project, which began early this year, consists of 45-watt LED lights that will reduce electricity use by an estimated 1.2 million kilowatt-hours a year, Port Authority officials said. They expect a savings of roughly $1.3 million a year with the replacement of the lighting at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the Journal Square PATH station, the George Washington Bridge and the Holland Tunnel.
The lights at the Holland Tunnel were replaced last year, and in 2009, the George Washington Bridge became the first bridge of its kind in the metropolitan region to have a full strand of LED lighting.
“Our agency has a steadfast commitment to make our operations more sustainable and environmentally sound,” P.A. Deputy Executive Director Deborah Gramiccioni said.


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