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Article: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; ; STATE GETS 'GREENER AND CLEANER' WITH LEDS.(Main)
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- The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
- Article date:
- June 15, 2009
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Byline: KATE NASH
Federal stimulus money funds traffic-signal switch, which could save $500,000 yearly
By Kate Nash
The New Mexican
The state will use $5 million in federal stimulus money to replace incandescent light bulbs with LEDs in traffic signals at 380 intersections across the state, including in Santa Fe County, starting today.
The move is expected to save $500,000 a year in electricity costs.
The work involves replacing burned-out -- as well as still-good -- bulbs and throwing them away, said Department of Transportation spokeswoman Megan Arredondo.