Rule of Unintended Consequences: No Savings From LED Lights in Florida
Aug 18, 2009 – Megan O’Matz writes in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that the city of Lauderhill will not save any money by using federal stimulus funds to install LED street lights. Why? The utility, FPL, charges per lamppost, not for the amount of electricity used. Lauderhill Mayor Richard Kaplan estimated a 40 to 60% reduction on the city’s street-lighting bill, which is expected to reach $420,000. See the full story.