Bus stops to be fitted with new lights to save money
HUNDREDS of bus stops are to be fitted with LED lights to save money.
Nearly 400 shelters in Derbyshire will have fluorescent light tubes replaced with LEDs to cut energy bills and carbon emissions.
Derbyshire County Council is funding the £75,000 scheme through its carbon reduction initiatives fund.
By doing this, the authority expects to save £117,995 over five years.
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And it also expects to reduce its carbon footprint by 50 tonnes of CO2 each year.
Councillor John Allsop, cabinet member for recycling and technology, said: "The new LED lighting will mean that the same level of lighting can be achieved using less energy, reducing both energy bills and carbon emissions.
"The LED units also last considerably longer than fluorescent alternatives helping us to make significant savings."
The lighting will be replaced in the next few months.
Over the last few months, the carbon and energy management team which manages the fund has been carrying out surveys at a number of council depots and libraries to identify energy and carbon saving projects.
Other measures identified include re-glazing projects, insulation upgrades and better controls on hot water systems.
9 Comments
by smshogun
Thursday, February 14 2013, 5:55PM
“What a stupid statement to make, the issue is bus stops where low voltage lighting can suffice and potentially be self sufficient with many of the new technologies entering the marketplace.
As for security lights, our system powers over 200 of them during the hours of darkness both outside and inside the building, so its not exactly small; its all powered by one battery with a 10 year guarantee and one solar panel, so hardly requiring a large roof.”
by HateTheGame
Wednesday, February 13 2013, 3:09PM
“We're talking about bus stops.”
by Fasty
Wednesday, February 13 2013, 12:37PM
“Eh?
by smshogun - By doing this they can be self sufficient in power and lighting”
by HateTheGame
Wednesday, February 13 2013, 10:15AM
“"There's a difference between powering a few security lights and heating a home/cooking etc."
There is, which is why no one except you has mentioned it.”
by Fasty
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 9:05PM
“There's a difference between powering a few security lights and heating a home/cooking etc.
You'd need a heck of a big roof ;-)”
by smshogun
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 7:15PM
“Much less than producing mains electricity, miles of cabling to power them, energy efficient flourescent lamps with various chemical coatings inside them as well as mercury, and digging up miles of roads and pavements to lay cables using various diesel engined plant.”
by Fasty
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 6:32PM
“And the so-called carbon footprint of producing and disposing of these batteries and solar cells ....?”
by smshogun
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 12:19PM
“About time, the next thing to do is to move them away from mains power by utilising the latest technology in batteries, solar panels, and LED technology so they don't need mains power other than for emergency charging. By doing this they can be self sufficient in power and lighting, and before the sceptics claim it can't be done; it can as we have done it to all our outdoor security lighting. We recouped our initial capital in 14 months, so its financially viable.”
by smshogun
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 12:19PM
“About time, the next thing to do is to move them away from mains power by utilising the latest technology in batteries, solar panels, and LED technology so they don't need mains power other than for emergency charging. By doing this they can be self sufficient in power and lighting, and before the sceptics claim it can't be done; it can as we have done it to all our outdoor security lighting. We recouped our initial capital in 14 months, so its financially viable.”