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Street Lighting - Conversion of LED Street Lights

Meeting: 13/06/2012 - Cabinet (Item 20)

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Cabinet will be asked to approve an initiative to enable half the Councils Street Lighting assets to be converted to modern Light Emitting Diode technology, this would bring significant longer term benefits resulting in reductions in energy usage, carbon emissions and maintenance costs.

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Councillor Roger Symonds in proposing the item explained to Cabinet that experimental schemes had indicated real savings without risking safety.

Councillor Paul Crossley seconded the proposal.

On a motion from Councillor Roger Symonds, seconded by Councillor Paul Crossley, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To APPROVE the budget of £2m for this project for spend in 2012/13;

(2) To AGREE the programme to convert all main road lights to LED source during 2012-2013; and

(3) To AGREE the use of optimised multi-staged dimming profiles for use on both main roads and within residential streets to maximise savings and ensure such localities remain lit to appropriate levels.

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