Bright light city - but not for much longer. Coventry is installing new streetlights.
Earlier this month, I revealed how business electricity customers could be forced to turn out the lights on their illuminated displays thanks to the Carbon Reduction Scheme, which will come in from April this year.
Now councils are getting in on the act, as Coventry City Council have announced plans to fit new dimming streetlights in an attempt to reduce its business energy costs.
Over the next five years, 28,000 of the council’s streetlights will be replaced with bulbs that can be dimmed at times of low use. According to a report by BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, this will save about £684,000 per year in business electricity costs.
Unlike lights in many offices, these new streetlights won’t be motion-sensitive – a good idea as anyone with movement activated security lights outside their home will be aware, to avoid constant activation from passing foxes and the like. Instead they will be pre-programmed in predictably busy areas, such as streets with pubs and clubs on them, where they will be brighter. There will also be the ability to override the settings, for example if there’s a football match or late night event.
At Energy Advice Line we’re always pleased to see initiatives like this designed to save money on business energy.
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Read the full BBC Coventry & Warwickshire news story here.
Picture credit – CCA: Lights Everywhere by Sheep Purple from Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheeppurple/2957093299/
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