Between 2005 and 2006, the Corporation of the City of Welland and Welland Hydro partnered together to complete the conversion of all existing incandescent traffic signals to Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), in an attempt to reduce power consumption and reduce costs associated with power usage. As an incentive, Welland Hydro was willing to cover 25 percent of the costs associated with the conversion program. However, due to its success and funding available, this cost increased to 60 percent. At the completion of this program, decreases in power consumption and associated costs were identified. The cost savings associated with the reduced power consumption has totalled an estimated $7,668 per calendar year and reduced power consumption by 11079 watts per day. Overall this reduced power consumption specific to traffic signals by 66 percent. This project was nominated for teh TAC 2007 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E216597.
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