Yorktown Completed Streetlight Replacement Program

YORKTOWN, NY — A program to replace outdated streetlights in Yorktown has been completed, saving the town thousands of dollars a year.

The Streetlight Conversion Project installed 260 bulbs that use energy-efficient light-emitting diodes.

Not only will they save the town an expected $26,000 per year, the new streetlights will cut in half the amount of electricity used for street illumination, town officials said.

Supervisor Matt Slater said the town is committed to conservation and protecting the environment.

"Last month, we celebrated the opening of a new food-scraps composting collection site and in March our police department bought its first hybrid vehicle," he said. "These efforts will continue as we identify new conservation opportunities."

The streetlight project began in 2020 in conjunction with NYSEG, which serves parts of Yorktown.

The cost of the project for the town was about $17,000.

Besides the new streetlights, Yorktown has approved initiatives designed to conserve large amounts of electricity, including:

• The November approval of the installation of a solar panel array in the parking lot of the Granite Knolls Sports Complex.
• The September adoption of new laws regulating solar panel arrays and solar power storage devices.
• The August agreement with Sustainable Westchester to educate residents about vetted solar-power enrollment opportunities.
• A December energy credit purchase agreement with Lodestar Energy will deliver solar-produced electricity to municipal buildings, reduce the town’s carbon footprint by 70 percent and save the town an estimated $30,000 a year.

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