The Minnesota Division of Energy Resources operates the Guaranteed Energy Savings Program for cities to lock in verifiable ongoing energy savings through performance contracting of deep retrofits - including exterior and interior building lighting - without capital appropriations. GESP is most appropriate, as a rule of thumb, for situations including at least one of the following: city utility bills are around $150,000 or more; possible project cost is around $350,000 or more; city population is around 10,000 or more.
Address high energy use lighting first, such as any ice rinks/athletic fields, working with the local utility as appropriate. Report relamping of parking lots/ramps under BPA 4.7.
Relamp/improve two-thirds of building/facility lighting.
Relamp/improve all building/facility lighting.
Who's doing it
Duluth - 3 star
Date action report first entered:
Date of last report update:
Year action initially completed: 2013
Implementation details:
All but 3 parks have had their exterior lights replaced with LED Dark-Sky compliant lighting. All community centers have had this done as well. The city is in the process of relighting the rest of their municipal buildings.
Outcome measures/metrics/money saved:
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For more information contact:
Alex Jackson, Energy Coordinator (City staff) | ajackson@DuluthMN.gov | 218-730-4433
Remove and replace existing Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium wall packs with full cut-off LED wall packs. Performance has caused continued implementation of this LED technology at all City facilities.
Outcome measures/metrics/money saved:
Better color rendering for safety/security and improved efficiency of lighting that runs more than any lighting.
Since 2011, the City has relamped three parking lots at City facilities with Dark Sky compliant LED lighting. Any interim replacements for wall packs and bollard lighting at facilities are Dark Sky compliant LED. The City as a plan for the relamping of exterior lighting at all City facilities with LED beginning in 2019.
a lighting audit was performed by Xcel energy and CCE on all city facilities. Once the audit was completed the city council authorized LED lighting in all city facilities including, the Wyoming library, Wyoming city hall, Wyoming fire department, Wyoming public works and Wyoming police department. All internal and outdoor lighting was replaced at all facilities.
Outcome measures/metrics/money saved:
Total installed costs of all lighting were $ 28,570.12. The city received a $6, 755.00 utility rebate from Xcel energy resulting in a final cost of $21,815.12. With the LED light conversion the city will save an annually amount of $4,982.03.
Coon Rapids singed a Detailed Engineering Study Agreement with McKinstry in 2009 to complete a performance contract totaling over $800,000 for both electric and gas savings due to implemented Facility Improvement Measures in various city projects. Between 2010 and 2012, various projects were completed to achieve utility savings. Part of this included exterior building improvements through higher quality lighting that consumed less energy which decreased annual exterior lighting electrical consumption by 51%. These projects were completed at City Hall, Police Station, three Fire Stations and Public Works.
The city is continuously updating the lighting at its facilities by replacing old bulbs with LED's. Most exterior lighting at city facilities have been replaced with LED's and will be standard for maintenance staff to replace future lighting with LED's.
Fire Station #1 - Parking lot lighting is 100% replaced with LED's.
Fire Station #2- Exterior of building and parking lot is 100% replaced with LED's.
Police Station- Exterior of building and parking lot is 100% replaced with LED's.
Senior Center- Exterior of building 100% replaced with LED's.
BRIGHT UPGRADES FOR THE
APPLE CAPITAL
The whole project included the following upgrades to LED:
6 bridge lights (bulb replacement)
1 city welcome sign light (bulb replacement)
3 outdoor wall packs (fixture replacement)
1 outdoor pole light (fixture replacement)
12 high bay lights in our maintenance shop (fixture replacement)
26 4-foot linear tubes in our maintenance shop (lamp replacement)
1 street light on Main and Walnut (fixture replacement)
All new City facilities use LED lights and are dark sky compliant. As fixtures are in need of replacement, we have been replacing them with LED/dark sky compliant fixtures.
The City replaced standard Wall Pack fixtures on park buildings, the Water Plant, and on the Ice Arena with Dark Sky compliant fixtures and LED bulbs. It is common practice to replace old lighting with LED fixtures at municipal buildings, including well houses.
The Building Services Division was request by City Administrator to install energy efficient outdoor lighting starting in 2017. To date there have been many upgrade projects, including:
2017: City Hall/Police parking lot
2018: Library and Post Office, ELC
2019: Depot
2020: Fire Stations 1 & 2
Outcome measures/metrics/money saved:
Upgrades improve lumen output (light capabilities) and reduce annual operating costs. Total annual energy savings is approximately $14,400 per year.
The city of Bemidji has replaced exterior lighting for multiple cities owned buildings and facilities. These lights are both LED and dark sky compliant. This action has been complete on facilities such as hockey rinks, parks, and city owned buildings.
Existing exterior metal halide and HPS light fixtures on buildings and walkway bollards have been replaced with Dark Sky Compliant LED at the Civic Plaza and Public Health Buildings.
Light fixtures at our new Police Department are all LED and dark sky compliant. We also purchased all new outdoor Christmas decorations that are LED energy efficient.
Lighting in three of the four parks in Mendota Heights that have it (Wentworth, Friendly Hills and Marie) are on timers to limit the amount of energy used and light pollution emitted when the park facilities are not in use. Mendakota Park has trail security lighting that is compliant with the Dark-Sky Initiative.
All exterior wall pack lighting on the Public Safety Facility (Fire Station) have been replaced with LED. We have also retrofitted have the wash bay, oxygen room, and laundry room with LED's.
Energy efficient lighting is used as often as possible. Dark-Sky lighting is not required, but generally used on all lights other than streetlights. In In 2015, the city installed two new energy-efficient LED fixtures on the south side of West Metro Fire Station #3.
The city's LED Retrofit Four Year Plan (2013-2016) requires the use of energy efficient,Dark-Sky lighting when relamping or improving exterior lighting of city-owned buildings. Apprroximately 25% has been completed.
The City has identified in the Facilty Assessment Report and has scheduled replacement of existing fixtures in accordance with the reports recommendations.