Massachusetts Town Buys 1,682 Streetlights for $1 Each, Paves Way for LED Conversion

Andover, Mass., is moving ahead with plans to purchase 1,682 streetlights from National Grid with an eye toward maintaining them and eventually replacing inefficient bulbs with energy-saving lights.

Janet Nicosia, manager of energy and utilities for the town, told the Board of Selectmen late last month that she had an agreement with the power company to buy the lights for $1.

She said National Grid had originally planned on charging $165,000. But after the town found out that other communities had gotten their lights for $1, she negotiated the lower price, she told selectmen at their June 29 meeting.

by Bill Kirk

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