LED Street Lights
Dear Stockton on Tees Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, 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?
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.
3. How much did the council spend on running, installing and maintaining street lighting under the council’s jurisdiction in 2015, 2016 and 2017?
4. How much does the council estimate they will spend on running, installing and maintaining street lighting under the council’s jurisdiction in 2018?
5. How many complaints were received in relation to new energy efficient street lighting, if any, during 2017?
6. Please estimate how much money the council currently saves following the installation of any energy efficient street lighting on a monthly and annual basis?
If the following questions do not fall under your jurisdiction, please can you provide the name of the organisation and contact details who manage street lighting within your designated territory.
Yours faithfully,
Hayley Burrows
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Dear Hayley Burrows
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 – Ref: 1663/1718
Thank you for your correspondence received on 26 January 2018
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
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Dear Hayley Burrows
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 1663/1718
Thank you for your correspondence received on 26 January 2018. In
response to your request I can now provide the following information.
Q1) Has the council installed any energy efficient street lighting in the
last five years, such as replacing halogen bulbs with LED street lights?
A1) Yes
Q2) 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.
A2) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council already has a full LED street
lighting system on 99% of its road network.
Q3) How much did the council spend on running, installing and maintaining
street lighting under the council’s jurisdiction in 2015, 2016 and 2017?
A3) In 2014, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council embarked upon a 3-year £14M
invest-to-save LED upgrade scheme. This included replacing approximately
9000 of our oldest assets in addition to replacing upgrading all street
lighting to LED. As the mass replacement works spans the above
timeframe, changes have been summarised in terms of energy reduction.
Period Energy Consumption kWh Cost £
2014 - 2015 11,215,298 £1,226,729
2015 - 2016 9,839,439 £1,076,237
2016 - 2017 8,387,361 £967,478
2017 – 2018 (Predicted) 6,347,377 £636,865
Q4) How much does the council estimate they will spend on running,
installing and maintaining street lighting under the council’s
jurisdiction in 2018?
A4) See A3.
Q5) How many complaints were received in relation to new energy efficient
street lighting, if any, during 2017?
A5) One official complaint was recorded in regards to the LED street
lighting replacement scheme in 2017.
Q6) Please estimate how much money the council currently saves following
the installation of any energy efficient street lighting on a monthly and
annual basis?
A6) Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council estimate energy savings of £1.35M
when taking into implemented changes and inflation.
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Yours sincerely,
Rebecca Horsman
Information Governance Team
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
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