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Reducing Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions in the City's Street Lighting Service.

 

 

Meeting: 16/07/2013 - Cabinet (Item 16)

16 Reducing Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions in the City's Street Lighting Service. pdf icon PDF 50 KB

Report of the Leader of the Council, seeking approval to implement changes to lighting levels in the City which will reduce energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions, attached.

Minutes:

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 13/14 10358)

 

On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  That lighting levels in residential areas following the installation of new lighting units are reduced by:

·  25% between dusk and midnight

·  50% between midnight and 5am

·  25% between 5am and dawn;

(ii)  That lighting levels on main Primary and Secondary traffic routes, following the installation of new lighting units, be reduced by 25% between midnight and 5am; and

(iii)  To note that some exceptions to this policy for operational reasons may be necessary from time to time and these will be recorded by the street lighting service.