LED Street Lights

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Dear Bedford Borough 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,

Jenny Calnan

Freedom of Information, Bedford Borough Council

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Dear Ms Calnan,

 

Request pursuant to Environmental Information Regulations Act 2004 –
Request No.11814

 

Thank you for your request for information about LED street lights, which
we received on 5^th February 2018. Your request has been considered under
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

Please see your request and our response below:

 

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.
The Council was awarded a DfT fund in April 2015, to replace all street
lights with new energy efficient lanterns. These works will be completed
by the end of the year.

3.         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 - £2,287,879
2016/17 - £3,399,184
2017/18 - £3,052,715

4.         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 - £750,000

5.         How many complaints were received in relation to new energy
efficient street lighting, if any, during 2017?
2017 - 55

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?
Yearly - £612,825 (compare with 2014/15 financial year) Monthly -
£51,068.75

 

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From: Jenny Calnan [[4]mailto:[FOI #462877 email]]

Sent: 05 February 2018 17:13

To: Freedom of Information

Subject: Freedom of Information request - LED Street Lights

 

Dear Bedford Borough 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,

 

Jenny Calnan

 

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