The Hartlepool Mail has reported on October 10 in the article titled '£5m Plan to Upgrade Hartlepool’s Street Lights to Save On Energy Bill’ that Hartlepool Borough Council will consider the multi-million pound upgrading project next week. The project, which is thought to cost approximately £5 million in total, proposes to replace Hartlepool’s 13,644 street lights with LED street lights over a period of 12 months. With LED lighting using significantly less energy than the town’s existing lights, the plans to replace their street lights with LEDs is thought to save the council between £400,000 and £550,000 a year on its energy bills if the lights are installed. The council also expect to save £180,000 each year of its budget for maintenance on the lighting systems.

The council’s assistant director of neighbourhoods, Alastair Smith, said in a report that:

“With current local government spending cuts also taking effect, it has been a priority to consider energy efficient alternatives with improved technology to try to reduce energy consumption and therefore control cost escalation in this service. LED lighting has been identified as the solution to rising energy costs by substantially reducing energy consumption whilst also reducing maintenance costs by utilising new technology that comes with a guarantee of over 20 years.”

As experts in energy efficient LED lighting, http://www.ledlighting.co.uk recognise the benefits of installing LED lights and were interested in these recent proposals. A spokesperson for the company offered their comments:

“LED bulbs are renowned for their energy efficiency so it is of no surprise that councils are proposing plans to install these energy efficient street lights across towns. Not only will their energy efficiency help to reduce energy bills, but the bulbs’ durability means that maintenance costs can also be reduced. Their energy efficiency can also help to reduce carbon emissions which is important as we gain more awareness of our impact on the environment. We look forward to following the development of this story and seeing if more councils propose to install this energy efficient lighting.”

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