MASSENA -- The New York Power Authority is paying for a $662,000 LED lighting upgrade in Massena Central’s elementary buildings.

Mike Pioggia from NYPA told the Board of Education on Thursday night there will also be some exterior LED lights added to all district buildings, but the elementary schools will get new interior lights as well. He said the district will save about $28,000 annually on its utility bill with the new lights.

He said their current lighting is at recommended levels, and the new LED fixtures will "meet or exceed" that.

"You guys are treating your students right with regard to giving them the right amount of light at their desk,” he said. "We're also going to be installing dimmers to help with the light level mitigation ... we don't want [teachers] to think they're being blinded with a new fixture.”

They will also have occupancy and vacancy sensors.

The project is being funded through the NYPA relicensing agreement through the Local Government Task Force.