street lights

A 12-month countywide trial to amend the dimming of streetlighting in Devon has been approved by councillors today (Wednesday 11 December).

Devon County Council first introduced part-night streetlighting in residential areas in 2009 and its current policy has been in place since 2019.

As well as part-night lighting of residential streetlights, the roll-out of LED lighting...

Work to upgrade almost 40 streetlights along Sidmouth seafront is underway.

The streetlights along the Esplanade were fitted in 2004 to replace the old wooden columns and the lighting columns themselves are unique to Sidmouth, being made specifically for the town.

Devon County Council will be replacing the lights with more energy efficient LED lights as part of a countywide...

A ll of Devon County Council’s 79,000 streetlights will be converted to LED lights within the next two years – reducing carbon emissions by 75%.

It comes as SSE Contracting (SSEC) has been awarded the contracts to maintain the streetlights in Devon and Torbay for the next 10 years – with the aim of the contract being carbon neutral by 2030.

The company will be building on...

While many councils across the country are turning off their street lights to cut costs, Plymouth is investing in a citywide lighting upgrade that will see its energy bill reduced by over £1 million a year.

Around 11,000 energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) lamps have been installed so far as part of an £8 million programme to replace all of the City Council’s 29,000 street...

Plymouth City Council is lighting up the city but saving energy and running costs at the same time.

Around 3,500 LED lights have now been installed so far as part of the Council’s £8 million street lighting replacement programme.

Streets in in the north-west of the city have been the first to receive the new lights, which give a colour of light similar to that of moonlight...