Energy saving street lighting for Flitwick and Dunstable

People in Flitwick and Dunstable will soon be benefiting from a new energy saving street lighting scheme, which aims to not only reduce CO2 emissions and electricity consumption, but also improve safety by enhancing visibility for pedestrians.

The innovative new scheme launched by Central Bedfordshire Council with partners Bedfordshire Highways (AMEY) and WRTL Exterior Lighting Ltd, will see LED street lights being used in East Flitwick and Dunstable. The scheme will help to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 65% and provide high energy savings without the need to dim or switch off during the night. Stela is manufactured using a large proportion of recycled materials, especially steel and aluminium, and will also cut future maintenance costs, as Stela has a 100,000 hour service life with a six year cleaning cycle and virtually no other maintenance requirements.

Central Bedfordshire Council's Highways Team held open evenings in mid-July, which gave people the opportunity to find out more about the new LED street lighting scheme.

Councillor David McVicar, Central Bedfordshire Council's Portfolio Holder for Safer and Stronger Communities, said:

"It is great to see our new council adopting innovative and new technologies. This eco-friendly scheme will go a long way towards helping Central Bedfordshire achieve national targets of reducing CO2 emissions"

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