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To: Snowshoe who wrote (275575)	10/20/2008 10:37:48 AM
From: MrLucky	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

My own city of Anchorage has decided to install long-life LED street lights. They're expensive but they'll save substantial electricity and greatly reduce the labor costs for bulb replacement. If the City of Anchorage is stumping this on saving labor costs, I'm wondering how these pennies are saved. In my town, the light installers are salaried and get paid whether they install bulbs all day or not. Are the Anchorage light installers on a independent contract? That is the only way I see a potential for saving a few bucks. If they are unionized, then the argument may be that they can get to "other vital work". At least, that is the story in my neck of the woods.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (275575)	10/21/2008 7:59:25 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Very good answer. I agree there are substitutions that can be made. I would like to see intra city fleets start converting to CNG - that could happen pretty quickly. Ah - but we have $2.60 gas in Ohio now. I actually would support a tax on gasoline with the money rebated somewhere else - but that is the kicker - it would never be rebated. Somehow we have to maintain the current conservation and not lose the momentum to development of new technologies - other than ethanol! Bob