Lighting will utilize the LED technology

Linesmen at Osage Municipal Utilities have recently launched a major upgrade that is shedding new light on the City of Maples.OMU officials are in the process of replacing the old 1970s-era street lamps in town with new light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures that make the streets significantly brighter and clearer during the night.The new lights not only use less power,knife sets but also have a 'true color temperature,' which results in more of a natural light, rather than the yellowish or amber glare of traditional street lights.knives supplierice stonesOver 70 of the new LED retrofitted street lights, including those on east and west Main Street, north and south Seventh Street; Heritage Drive and Joseph Lessard Court are now in operation, and the plan is to install more.

"The new lights are being replaced on the busiest streets and we plan to extend the Main Street lighting further east to include the recently annexed AmericInn Hotel, and that lighting will also utilize the LED technology," said OMU General Manager Dennis Fannin. "Eventually, all street lighting in Osage will be provided by LED technology."The total estimated cost of the 70-plus retrofits is just under $40,000, including labor and material. Fannin said that this initial phase of the project was funded with a combination of Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant (EECBG) monies through the State of Iowa, as well as matching funds from OMU that were budgeted for the project."The block grant money is intended to assist communities make improvements that will reduce energy consumption," said Fannin. "We are expecting to save about 58,000 kilowatts per year, which equates to an estimated $88,000 avoided cost to OMU spread over the 70,000 hour life of the new LED bulbs.china silk road tour"

Simply put, the payback, considering both maintenance and energy savings, is estimated to be only two years.Uyghur cultureWhile most local residents may not really think too much about street lighting, it has been a feature of most cities, both large and small for well over a century.Here in Osage, the evolution of street lights is not documented in specific detail, but there are still light poles from the 1920s being used on State Street. Those poles are made of concrete and were once positioned on Main Street before being moved to their current location. Other metal poles around town may date back to the 1940s and '50s, but have all been retrofitted as changes in technology have occurred over the decades."The taller street lights, referred to as 'cobra heads,' were retrofitted with high pressure sodium bulbs beginning in 1979, and that project exptended into the early 1980s," said Fannin.