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Dear Tom
I am emailing to confirm the receipt of your recent FOI request to Wigan
Council. This has been logged and will be forwarded to the relevant
department for action.
We will respond as soon as possible and in most cases no later than 20
working days after the receipt of your request i.e., 27th February 2018.
If you have any comments or questions in the meantime, please direct them
to [1][Wigan Council request email], or to Freedom of Information, Resources
Directorate, Wigan Council, PO Box 100, WN1 3DS
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Your contact is Kath MacDonald.
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Freedom of Information
Legal Service - Resources Directorate
Wigan Council, PO Box 100
Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan WN1 3DS
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Dear Sir
I am writing to respond to your recent request for information. This
request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The response to your request is detailed below.
I would like to enquire the following information relating to the
installation and maintenance of street lights.   I would like to request:
 

 1. Has the council installed any energy efficient street lighting in the
last five years, such as replacing halogen bulbs with LED street
lights?  Yes

 2. If the council is in the process of installing any energy efficient
street lighting, please confirm when the council started to do this
and provide an estimate of when the council expects to have switched
all street lights to energy efficient street lighting. Started around
2012 – Expect to be completed End of 2018.
 2. How much did the council spend on running, installing and maintaining
street lighting under the council’s jurisdiction in 2015, 2016 and
2017? 2015/16 @ £5.551m / 2016/17 £4.807m / 2017/18 Estimate £1.79m
 2. How much does the council estimate they will spend on running,
installing and maintaining street lighting under the council’s
jurisdiction in 2018? 2018/19 – Estimate 1.47m
 2. How many complaints were received in relation to new energy efficient
street lighting, if any, during 2017?  Nil
 2. Please estimate how much money the council currently saves following
the installation of any energy efficient street lighting on a monthly
and annual basis? £1M ANNUAL

 
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Kind Regards
Freedom of Information
Legal Services - Resources Directorate
Wigan Council, PO Box 100
Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan WN1 3DS
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