NILES, Ohio (WKBN) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Thursday $3.1 million in grants to support sustainable, long-term cost and energy savings.
Niles will receive $491,207 to replace 890 streetlight fixtures with LED lighting, yielding an annual utility savings of 66%.
Innovative lighting technologies, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), use less energy, produce less heat, and have a longer lifespan than incandescent lighting, leading to a more cost-effective solution for communities looking to save money on their energy bills, according to a press release.
Funding for the Brightening Ohio Communities program came from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. For more information on the program, visit this website.
Other items included in this funding include solar and motion sensor lighting.
“The grants we’re announcing today will empower these communities to make more impactful, long-term investments in their neighborhoods,” DeWine said in a press release. “By doing something as simple as replacing old streetlights, we’re helping free up resources that can be redirected to vital community services like education and public safety.”