Bill Gallagher has, and he's so steadfast in his belief in its benefit he has stepped down from his seat on the Niles Utility Board to help ensure it shows up in the city's street lights.
Gallagher's resignation last week was far from a snap decision.The bestcflbulbs that we carry are designed to accomplish this. The 86-year-old has served on the board 32 years, apparently making him the longest-serving resident not entitled to compensation in Niles history.
He said Monday he opted to resign because his nephew, John Gallagher, works for American Green Technology, a Dowagiac-based company that offers induction lighting. Remaining on the board, Bill Gallagher said, might raise conflict-of-interest issues should the company, where John Gallagher is vice president of sales, submit a bid to provide the city with induction lighting.We are the innovators and engineers of some the highest quality LED bestcflbul, LED Flashlights,
The husband of Niles City Councilwoman Pat Gallagher, Bill Gallagher said he has no doubt induction lighting is the right way to go. The technology has been around for more than a century, he said, and is a far better option than the high-pressure sodium street lights that have dominated the city landscape since the 1980s.
"A magnetic induction bulb burns 100,000 hours, compared to 8,000 for high-pressure sodium, and it'll put out the same amount of lumens for half the kWh (kilowatt hours)," he said. "So for half the energy, it'll burn over 10 times as long."
In Niles, the savings would amount to some $134,000 a year in energy and maintenance costs, he said, pointing out induction lamps need to be replaced only once every 20 years compared to every two years for high-pressure sodium.Whether you want the complete package with very high end dual beam strobes, or basic bestledlig ... Already,Welcome to bicygnals online innovative bestledlightbu and torches. such cities as Paw Paw and Bremen have made the switch, he said.
Estimating the cost to purchase and install induction lamps at roughly $360,000, Gallagher said the money would likely be taken either from the little more than $2 million in city savings or the $1.9 million in Utility Department Electric Division reserves. He'd much prefer the former to the latter,This is MagicShine MJ-856 1600 lumen bestledlightt head light with Waterproof battery or MJ-828 Battery. he said, arguing the utility needs to retain as much reserves as possible should a tornado strike.
As for the reception he has received from city officials regarding induction lighting, its been generally positive, he said, yet the switch has been slow to evolve. The city's use of revenue from the Utilities Department has been a pet peeve of Gallagher for years but he agreed that's an issue best overlooked when considering what's best for the city.
Contacted Monday, J.W. Rossow, manager of the Niles Utilities Department, said he's not opposed to induction lighting but he wants to take a look also at LED (light emitting diodes) technology. To that end, a series of test lamps have been installed on a segment of a particular city street, he said.
"I want to see what works the best in cold weather," he said. "The problem with LED is the technology is changing so fast. I'd like to see this play out. They both have their uses."
As Bill Gallagher sees it, the issue has already been settled.
"LED is twice the cost, and the lights burn half the length of time" as induction lamps, he said. "I say that within three or four years, it'll (induction) go right across the country."
Gallagher's resignation last week was far from a snap decision.The bestcflbulbs that we carry are designed to accomplish this. The 86-year-old has served on the board 32 years, apparently making him the longest-serving resident not entitled to compensation in Niles history.
He said Monday he opted to resign because his nephew, John Gallagher, works for American Green Technology, a Dowagiac-based company that offers induction lighting. Remaining on the board, Bill Gallagher said, might raise conflict-of-interest issues should the company, where John Gallagher is vice president of sales, submit a bid to provide the city with induction lighting.We are the innovators and engineers of some the highest quality LED bestcflbul, LED Flashlights,
The husband of Niles City Councilwoman Pat Gallagher, Bill Gallagher said he has no doubt induction lighting is the right way to go. The technology has been around for more than a century, he said, and is a far better option than the high-pressure sodium street lights that have dominated the city landscape since the 1980s.
"A magnetic induction bulb burns 100,000 hours, compared to 8,000 for high-pressure sodium, and it'll put out the same amount of lumens for half the kWh (kilowatt hours)," he said. "So for half the energy, it'll burn over 10 times as long."
In Niles, the savings would amount to some $134,000 a year in energy and maintenance costs, he said, pointing out induction lamps need to be replaced only once every 20 years compared to every two years for high-pressure sodium.Whether you want the complete package with very high end dual beam strobes, or basic bestledlig ... Already,Welcome to bicygnals online innovative bestledlightbu and torches. such cities as Paw Paw and Bremen have made the switch, he said.
Estimating the cost to purchase and install induction lamps at roughly $360,000, Gallagher said the money would likely be taken either from the little more than $2 million in city savings or the $1.9 million in Utility Department Electric Division reserves. He'd much prefer the former to the latter,This is MagicShine MJ-856 1600 lumen bestledlightt head light with Waterproof battery or MJ-828 Battery. he said, arguing the utility needs to retain as much reserves as possible should a tornado strike.
As for the reception he has received from city officials regarding induction lighting, its been generally positive, he said, yet the switch has been slow to evolve. The city's use of revenue from the Utilities Department has been a pet peeve of Gallagher for years but he agreed that's an issue best overlooked when considering what's best for the city.
Contacted Monday, J.W. Rossow, manager of the Niles Utilities Department, said he's not opposed to induction lighting but he wants to take a look also at LED (light emitting diodes) technology. To that end, a series of test lamps have been installed on a segment of a particular city street, he said.
"I want to see what works the best in cold weather," he said. "The problem with LED is the technology is changing so fast. I'd like to see this play out. They both have their uses."
As Bill Gallagher sees it, the issue has already been settled.
"LED is twice the cost, and the lights burn half the length of time" as induction lamps, he said. "I say that within three or four years, it'll (induction) go right across the country."
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