1. The DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
NACTO Quarterly Board Meeting Conf Call
The DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
April 12, 2012
Edward Smalley
Director, Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
Seattle City Light | Government and Legislative Affairs
Bruce Kinzey
Manager, GATEWAY SSL Technology Demonstration Program
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2. Quick Facts
Street lights in the U.S.: 26.5 million
Energy Consumption Equivalent: 1.9 million households
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Equivalent: 2.6 million cars.
Energy Only Costs: $2 billion per year
Funded by: 90% public taxes | 10% Coops/other
Ownership: 60%+ private Investor Owned Utilities

3. Investment Shift by Major Manufacturers
55%
Sustainable
Technologies
Current
Technology
Green
95%
2008
2011
Information Courtesy GE Lighting and Philips Roadway Lighting

4. U.S. Sales Projections - Lighting
It is anticipated that Solid-State LED lighting will eventually have total saturation sometime in the future.
*Slide Courtesy Philips

5. Next Generation - Controls
Node
GE “Smart” Controller
Market Delighters
Solar – on grid / off grid
Wireless communication
Customizable programing
Monitoring
ITS Networked
Motion control
Dimming
Light degradation compensation
End of Life indicator
Fault logging
Adaptive / learning
Gateway
ITS/Network

6. About The Consortium - Background
Created by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in March 2010 using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding
Support continuing under GATEWAY Demonstrations, one of the DOE Market-Based Programs for Solid-State Lighting (SSL)
Intended to be an educational resource on Solid-State street lighting and associated technology for those involved in lighting streets and other outdoor public areas.
…and to help accelerate adoption of SSL technology in the nation’s street lighting system

7. Tools: Model Performance Specification
Purpose
Developed in response to demand from Consortium members and others
To compile experience gained by members
To establish a common language and framework
To serve as a checklist to minimize errors and omissions
To serve as a living document, undergoing continual revision
To allow for customization by each adopting entity

8. Tools: Model Performance Specification
Scope
Addresses
Streets, roadways, and nearby pedestrian ways
Pole-mounted luminaires
Initial and maintained quality and quantity of illumination
Warranty details
Ancillary components
Doesn’t address
Lamp/ballast retrofit products
Lighting control systems (yet, but work is underway)

9. Tools: Model Performance Specification
Structure
Brief instructions
Body of Text
References, Related Documents, Definitions
Quality Assurance, Lighting System Performance, Required Submittals
Warranty
Product Requirements
Appendix A – Criteria by Luminaire Type
Appendix B – Lumen Maintenance
Appendix C – Product Family Testing
Appendix D – Electrical Immunity
Appendix E – Product Submittal Form

10. Tools: Financial Analysis Tool
Purpose
Created to evaluate costs and benefits of LED conversion
Detailed analysis provides numerous outputs, including:
Annual energy and energy-cost savings
Annual maintenance savings
Annual greenhouse gas reductions
Simple payback, IRR
Net present value

11. Tools: Financial Analysis Tool
Maintenance
Used to derive detailed maintenance costs, if user does not know them
Includes both scheduled and emergency maintenance
Financing
Provides user ability to examine impacts of various financing options
Up to 8 loans of varying amounts, terms, interest rates, and start years may be examined
Generates detailed annual cash flow data

12. Financing LED Retrofits
Municipally-owned utilities:
Los Angeles (70K+ lights)- internal and external loan
Seattle (20K+ lights)- internal loan
Both use savings to repay the loan and reduce rates
New York City – Financing small improvements using existing capital budget and existing baseline funding levels from GF
Boston (18K lights) – Began by purchasing street lights back from utility. Seed money for LED program from ARRA led to support from GF

13. Financing LED Retrofits
Energy Services Company (ESCO) type financing: third party provides investment and retains energy and maintenance savings:
DC DOT began by purchasing street lights back from utility. Now using an AMC; projected replacement of about 35,000 lights over 5 years
Other cities installing specific products that come with “special financing”
Bulk purchase: other municipalities, esp. smaller ones, can benefit from combined purchasing power though there are challenges
Potential role for a Consortium Financing Committee?

14. NACTO Quarterly Board Meeting Conf Call
The DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
April 12, 2012
Edward Smalley
Director, Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
Seattle City Light | Government and Legislative Affairs | |
Bruce Kinzey
Manager, GATEWAY SSL Technology Demonstration Program
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |