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04/22/2013 as a model for community participation in similar residential and commercial energy efficiency programs. Ener Efficient Public Li htin Category Measure Description Reductions (MTCOZe) EM1 Energy Replace street, parks and parking lot lighting with 2.Energy Efficient Public efficient lighting (LEDs, induction, etc). 50 Li htin Pro ram Along with buildings and facilities, public lighting (streetlights, park lighting, and parking lot lights) accounts for a significant amount Redwood City's municipal electricity usage. While the City has made progress in reducing the energy consumption of municipal facilities and certain types of public lighting, such as traffic signals and parks lighting, this is not yet the case with streetlights. This Plan proposes to replace 2,618 streetlights (half of the existing unmetered streetlights, and approximately 30 percent of the total City streetlights) by 2020 with LEDs. Two pilot LED replacement projects have been identified for possible implementation in 2013 to determine resident response to various lighting types, and one of these pilot areas was completed in January 2013. Depending on pilot program results and technology improvements over time, the wattage could potentially be reduced even further by increasing the number of lights replaced. For example, future retrofits could include the remaining unmetered streetlights, metered streetlights, and outdoor lighting in parks and parking lots. Replacing 30 percent of the existing streetlights with LEDs would reduce their electricity consumption by 32 percent. If electricity rates remained the same as 2010, this would represent a cost savings in 2020 of$29,568 from the City's 2010 streetlight costs. Figures 5 and 6 show that, because of electricity rate increases since 2005, the City would actually pay $46,235 more than in 2005 for consuming 175,859 fewer kWhs of electricity. s RESO.#15258 MUFF#205