2009-04-29
16:50:10
Saint John Energy says going green may cost a little too much. President Eric Marr tells CHSJ news by tomorrow night the city should have three L-E-D test lights in street lamps on Sheerbroke Street on the West Side. Marr says L-E-D’s are the way of the future but they are currently too expensive to peak Saint John Energy’s interest in making the full switch.
L-E-D street lamp bulbs cost about 425 dollars more than the current incandescents but last 11 years—which is about the same length as the payback period. Marr says that’s still not enough incentive to incorporate the environmentally-friendly bulbs.
