Council to install 43,000 LED street lights

A major project to install energy-efficient LED street lighting across the district has begun.
Coun Matthew Morley (right) and Nick Powell from Amey.Coun Matthew Morley (right) and Nick Powell from Amey.
Coun Matthew Morley (right) and Nick Powell from Amey.

Over 43,000 streetlights across the district will be upgraded to LED lights by Wakefield Council, in partnership with Amey, over the next three years.

The council’s street lighting energy consumption will be reduced by 65 per cent and it is estimated that the project will reduce the council’s carbon emissions by a minimum of 3,700 tonnes.

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LED lighting is a low energy white light that does not require a bulb or bulbs to be changed therefore they require less maintenance.

Coun Matthew Morley said: “LED streetlights not only reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions but they also reduce operational costs, light pollution and automatically identify the majority of faults so that they are dealt with quickly and more efficiently and provide better quality lighting overall.”