Kevin Luteran is the Program Manager for Smart Street Lighting
NY at the New York Power Authority. He is responsible for overseeing the program and
achieving the goal of converting 500,000 street lights to LED technology by 2025. To
enhance the street light program Kevin has developed a new service to leverage the
existing street light infrastructure to incorporate Smart City technology. He is also
created a street light maintenance service to ensure street lights remain operational
long after the conversion for municipalities that convert their street lights through the
NYPA.
Before his role as Program Manager, Kevin was the Energy Manager for the City of
Albany, He managed the implementation of the Albany Energy Plan which outlines 27
sustainability initiatives for the City to pursue to reduce municipal building energy
consumption by 20% by 2020. In addition, Kevin advised the City regarding energy
programs and policies to ensure a sustainable future for Albany. During his time with the
City Kevin actively participated in the Utility Tariff proceeding to advocate for
municipalities to purchase their street light systems from utilities by defining a fair
evaluation of street light sales.
Kevin also worked in performance contracting conducting the measurement and
verification of guaranteed energy savings. He holds the following certification: Engineer
in Training, Certified Energy Manager, Certified Energy Auditor, and Certified
Measurement and Verification Professional, Kevin earned a degree in Energy
Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.