New LED Street Lights Slash Council's Energy Costs

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Almost 8,500 low energy bulbs installed in H&F over last two years

H&F Council says that swapping older, inefficient bulbs in the borough's street lights for new LED Lights has halved energy costs and slashed its carbon use.

The council says almost all the new low-energy streetlights have now been installed in a programme which began in February 2017. Since then, there has been a 56% drop in energy costs.

During the rollout of the new lights, which has also involved all the borough’s estates, almost 8,500 streetlight bulbs have been swapped over, with 150 more LEDs installed across the various estates.

The council says the new LED lights are better as they:

use much less electricity than other lamps or bulbs, reducing energy costs
have extremely long lives compared to traditional lights
produce very little heat
contain no mercury
operate effectively in extremely cold and hot environments
produce a white light for the human eye to see natural colours at night
reduce ‘sky glow’ and glare
switch on instantly at full output with no warm-up time.

The brighter natural white light from the LEDs also gives better CCTV camera footage, providing clearer video images and increasing the chances of successful convictions and deterring would-be criminals.

"We’re delighted that we’re saving taxpayers’ money as well as saving the planet," says Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member for Environment. "Swapping out the inefficient old bulbs for LEDs will lead to big long-term savings for the council, freeing-up money that can be put towards other essential services for residents. "

Find out more about these and other green measures being adopted by H&F Council here.

May 24, 2019