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Aldermen vote to move forward with LED lighting

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The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Thursday night to begin installing light-emitting diode (LED) street lighting in town. The proposal is to eventually use LED lighting for all streetlights and other leased lights in Wrightsville Beach, but town manager Tim Owens said the lights will first be installed only around the town’s municipal campus. LED lights tend to be more of a white light, Wrightsville Beach public works director Mike Vukelich said, as opposed to the orange hue emitted by the high pressure sodium lights and the green hue of the mercury vapor lights.

Whereas in the past, switching to LED lighting would have been more expensive, this more recent offer from Duke Energy would save the town an estimated $10,000 annually. Furthermore, the installation would be at no cost to the town because Duke Energy owns the lights, Vukelich said.

That first phase could be completed in about two months. If residents and town leaders approve of the lights, the LED lights will then be installed throughout the rest of Wrightsville Beach.

Vukelich said a similar project was currently being completed in the city of Wilmington. Duke Energy has begun installing approximately 18,000 LED street and area lights in Wilmington because they burn brighter, last longer and use 40 percent less energy.

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