Brighter Today, Brilliant TomorrowWhy LED Lighting Matters to Your City

Smart Cities Lighting Decision Guide

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The Economic Burden of Old Lighting is Hurting Your City…

Energy Costs Are Rising

>10% =projected increase in commercial electric rates from 2014 to 2017

What’s Lighting Costing You Per Resident?

Constant Maintenance

Residents Fixtures Annual Cost Lifetime 10 yr. Costs

10,000 830 $199,200 $1,992,000

100,000 8,300 $1,992,000 $19,920,000

200,000 16,600 $3,984,000 $39,840,000

Technology Has Changed

*PG&E 2009 report

MORE THAN YOU SHOULD

FOR ELECTRICITY

Traditional HPS Lighting

New LED Lighting VS.

WATTS290 139

LAMP LIFE*7 years 12-29 years

ENERGY USAGE*1054 kWh/yr 505 kWh/yr

LIGHTING IS IMPACTING YOUR BUDGET.

Source: EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook

The Economic Burden of Old Lighting is Hurting Your City…

Source: GE webinar, gbe.me/ge-40

YOU ARE PAYING

50-60%

BUT IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY.

Your Reputation is at Risk

LIGHT TRESPASS CAN KEEP YOUR RESIDENTS UP AT NIGHT

Energy Waste/Sustainability Issues

POORLY LIT CAN TRANSLATE TO:

THE RESULT:

Excessive, misdirected lighting in cities like Brooklyn and Seattle has been described by residents as “prison-like” and caused some residents to tape garbage bags to their windows to block the glare.

Excessive outdoor lighting, including exterior fixtures on office and industrial buildings, wastes about $3.5 billion in energy per year, according to the International Dark-Sky Association.

The 55 million streetlights in the U.S. equate to greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2.6 million cars.

Unsafe | Uninviting | Uncaring

• Difficulty Attracting Businesses• Residents View Their City Poorly

in Comparison

Source: NY Times article, gbe.me/ny-62315

What Mayors are Saying

More than 4 in 5 cities with LED lighting plans are targeting streetlights!*

*Source: U.S. Conference of Mayors 178-City Survey, January 2016

Public buildings and outdoor lighting remain the top services that cities are targeting most for improved energy efficiency or reduced energy consumption.

Technologies Receiving ‘Top Priority’ within Next Two Years (percentage of cities)

LED/other energy-efficient lightingSolar electricity generation

Low-energy buildingsEnergy-efficient appliances, pumps and other systems

Energy-efficient water treatmentCompressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles

All-electric vehiclesMethane capture from landfills and/or bio-solids

41%

18%

17%

4%

4%

4%

3%

3%

Cities Considering Deployment of “Connected Lighting Systems”

Sensors | WiFi | Video

NO39%

YES61%

More than 4 in 10 cities are making LED/energy-efficient lighting technology their top priority over the next 24 months.*

73% of cities have already deployed LED streetlights and 81% have plans for future LED streetlight projects.*

(percentage of cities)

With nearly two-thirds (64%) prioritizing outdoor lighting for improvements

“These lights burn less energy, which means we’re reducing our energy bills and our energy use at the same time, and their much longer lifespan also means we’re reducing our e-waste footprint. Everyone who has contributed to this project is helping Oaklanders and making our city proud.”

Jean Quan Former Mayor City of Oakland, CA

What Other Officials are Saying About Switching To LED

Just ask the City of Oakland

Recognized as a top 10 environmentally sensitive U.S. city eight times in the last several years.

Oakland is Winning at More Than Just Lighting

• Tied for highest score among all cities accessed for energy efficiency by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

• Ranked No. 13 among America’s Fastest-Growing Cities 2016 Forbes, March 2016

• Among the 52 Places to Go in 2016 New York Times, January 2016

• Among the 13 Hottest American Cities for 2016 Business Insider, December 2015

“Lighting has always been a high percentage of our power bill and operating expense. And it doesn’t help that we are located right on the riverbank. The lights are constantly exposed to windy conditions, causing the bulbs to burn out quickly. Overall, we knew that LED street and parking area fixtures would solve many of the technical issues we experienced daily with HID lighting. The bright, white LED lights would be more attractive to our residents, save money on energy and maintenance costs and last much longer.” Tom ZeuliDirector of Public WorksCity of Hudson, WI

“I went from skeptic to believer. I’ve tried CFLs before to see if we can recommend them, but was not impressed. After the first night of having LED lights, I was convinced that was the way to go. These lights are also night sky friendly. Amateur astronomers in the area are now able to see the sky from their yards. By switching to LEDs, we have been able to preserve some of our rural characteristics.” Dave Steele Town Council MemberOak City, Utah

Converted to LED streetlights

Led Energy Savings Through 2030

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40% Savings in 2030

Total U.S. Lighting Energy Consumption Forescast, 2013 to 2030

A Lighting Upgrade Can Make Your City Shine

CAMBRIDGE, MA• 40% reduction in the risk of light disruption

of sleep and circadian rhythms.Source: City of Cambridge website

LOS ANGELES, CA • 150,000 streetlights replaced with LED• 63% less energy use• $7 million in annual electricity savingsSource: City of LA website

BOSTON, MA• 40% of streetlights converted to LED• $2.8 million in annual electricity savingsSource: City of Boston website

MINNESOTA• 28,500 roadway lights to be converted to LED• $1.4 million in expected annual energy cost

• $500,000 expected annual maintenance savings Source: MNDOT

Estimate Your LED Savings by Population

Residents Fixtures Annual Savings Lifetime 10 yr. Savings

10,000 830 $20,750 $207,500

100,000 8,300 $207,500 $2.075 M

200,000 16,600 $415,000 $4.1 M

LED LIGHTING AND CONTROLS CAN IMPROVE YOUR BUDGET.

Energy Savings

Great Things Are Happening Everywhere With LED

Significantly Less Money and Maintenance

HOW MANY RESIDENTS WILL YOU NEED TO ATTRACT TO GET

50–70% IN ANNUAL ELECTRICITY SAVINGS

20-YEAR LIFE REDUCES MAINTENANCE COSTS BY 80%

WHEN YOU ADD LIGHTING CONTROLS

LAS VEGAS, NVService Calls and Outage ComplaintsPRIOR TO LED AFTER LED

300/month 50/monthSource: DOE Webinar

SEATTLE, WAOutage Complaint Tickets

PRIOR TO LED AFTER LED5,000 200*

*The 200 were HPS not converted LED | Source: DOE Webinar

$2,000,750?

Audio Sensing• Instant gunshot detection• Incident analytics

Video• Vehicle accidents• Parking and pothole

information• Snow accumulation• Crowd size• Black ice detection• Illegal dumping

Environment• Collect pollution data• Gas leak or radioactive material detection• Market hyperlocal weather information

Motion Sensing• Incremental energy savings• Traffic light activation

Vibration• Seismic reporting and analytics• Bridge stress detection

Wi-Fi for Your City• Deployed with roadway lighting• Pervasive, high-quality wireless connectivity

Get LED Benefits Today and Far Beyond With Fixtures That are Future-Enabled

Improved Visibility Costs Less

LED’s roadway fixtures only cast light right where it’s needed: on the actual road.

Efficiency that travels well, building a smarter bottom line.

Keeps you from wasting money, only lighting the areas you need.

It’s the more precise approach Keeps light out of your residents’ windows.

LED’s light

Wasted light

Start with the right fixture and you can add as you go.

HOW A SIMPLE STREETLIGHT CHANGE BRINGS BIG BENEFITS.

Graybar PowerSmart® Process

We’ll Even Help You Socialize Your Project

The Graybar PowerSmart team consists of Graybar team members and trusted installers. We can manage the whole project for you from start to finish.

Here’s How Graybar Makes It Easy

Graybar will work with your communications team to help

create a case study.

We will help you publicize your LED lighting improvement project to your residents,

nearby cities and around your state.

When you choose LED it’s a win for your city and the environment.

| Assess Current Street Light Inventory

| Collect Data with Your Specs and Preferences

Taking It to The Streets

ASSESS

STEP 1

| Upgrade Recommendations

| ROI Projection

| Project Management

| Lighting Specialists Available

Manufacturer – Agnostic Design we’ll get you the right solution

PROPOSE

STEP 2

| Recycle Replaced Items

| Install

| Finance

| U.S. Communities Shared Contracts Benefits

Minimal Disruption Implementation

DEPLOY

STEP 3

| Rebates/Incentives - We Do the Paperwork

| Document ROI

| Document Environmental Impact

Capture Benefits

CAPTURE

STEP 4

We Have a Proven Process That Works to Your Advantage

• Graybar has worked on lighting projects for over 100 years

• We have lighting specialists on staff to help plan, design and implement your retrofit

• We bring together the manufacturers, integrators, consultants, installers and can manage the project from start to finish

• We put the plan together and you review and approve

Lighting has an Immediate Impact on Your City…

City of Hudson, WI

City of Oakland, CA

City of Stamford, CTExpected to save more than $146,000 annually.

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Expected to save the city more than $1.4 million in annual energy and maintenance costs.

Converted 400 lights, expected savings $54,500.

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