West Sussex replacing over 64,000 streetlights with LEDs

West Sussex Council is commencing its scheme to replace thousands of streetlights with energy-saving LEDs. The Council says it will begin the programme this month as part of a four-year, £24m project. According to The Argus, the work will modernise the network and cut its environmental impact and will be split into eight stages, beginning […]

Staffordshire: LED streetlights will save £1.2 million a year

A proposal to replace more than 15,000 streetlights across Staffordshire with energy-efficient LED lights has been approved. by the County Council. The initiative is expected to save the county £1.2 million in energy costs each year.  The project will be delivered over two years by E.ON, which manages the county’s highway lighting network on behalf […]

Streetlights across Northamptonshire to be upgraded to the latest LED technology

Works to upgrade over 44,000 streetlights to the latest energy-efficient technology will start across Northamptonshire next week. Both North and West Northamptonshire Councils have declared a climate emergency and the authorities are taking steps to reduce energy consumption. Over the next two-and-a-half years, Balfour Beatty Living Places will upgrade the current lights to LED, a […]

American city uses streetlight sensors to collect pedestrian data

The American city of Philadelphia is testing out technology to track pedestrians, attaching sensors to 14 streetlights along a single street, in order to track environmental factors and how pavements are being used. The website BillyPenn reports that the SmartBlockPHL pilot is run by the city in collaboration with Comcast, Juganu, and US Ignite — […]