The Brooklyn Bridge Goes Green, and Not Just for the Holidays!

brooklyn bridge at night

With support from the city council, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday his energy conservation plan for all city owned buildings and operations to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 30% over the next ten years. The short term action plan include 132 improvements, one of which is replacing the Brooklyn Bridge’s 100-watt mercury vapor lamps that make up its necklace lighting with 24-watt LED lamps. Other improvements include replacing approximately 25,000 street lights with more efficient bulbs, replacing NYPD’s and FDNY’s emergency response vehicles with hybrids, and upgrading some of the city’s aging heating and cooling systems.

Watch Mayor Bloomberg’s press conference announcement here.


Posted on Thursday, December 6th, 2007 at 11:08 am | Tagged in Energy Efficiency, Legislation, New York City, Politics | posted by Sarah

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