Paulding Putnam provided a rebate check in the amount of $15,000 to East Allen County Schools. The rebate is provided by Paulding Putnam through Buckeye Power to encourage customers to upgrade their facilities to be more energy efficient. The rebate will pay $1 per watt for each watt that is reduced (max rebate is $15,000). The old Heritage Jr. Sr. High School stadium lights used 108,000 watts and the new stadium lights use 48,000 watts.
Along with using less power, the new stadium lights can be controlled individually, and provide far better lighting than the original lights. Being able to control the lights gives the school the ability to light the areas that are necessary. This allows the playing field to be brighter than the bleacher area during the game. Then after the game the field area is darkened somewhat and the bleacher/sidewalk area is illuminated for a safer exit.
