Street Lighting

Presented by Sue Kinsella and Robert Clark

Street Lighting

Key Facts

• 120,000 street lights

• 27,250 illuminated signs and bollards

• Annual energy costs of £6m Annual energy inflation predicted at around 5%

• Carbon 24,000t annually SL key target in KCC Carbon Action Plan Climate Change Act 2008 - Street Lighting

captured by CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Current price £16 per tonne (RPI increase) CRC cost to KCC £400,000 per annum

• Total energy bill 2015/2016 £6.4m

• Annual Maintenance costs £5.7m Revenue / Capital / Electrical and Structural

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What we have already done?

• Phase 1 – Trial switch off of 1200 surplus lights• Phase 2 – Conversion of approximately 60,000 lights to Part Night lighting

This has generated annual savings of around £1m

What are we doing now?

• Recently tendered for a new Street Lighting Term Maintenance Contract:

15 Year Street Lighting maintenance service LED conversion programme Central Managament System (CMS)

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LED Conversion programme - Spring 2016 – Summer 2019

• Phase 1: Residential areas (70,000 lights)

- Approx. 14 months

• Phase 2: Main routes (40,000 lights)- Approx. 15 months

• Phase 3: Town Centres (10,000 lights) - Approx. 9 months

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Why are we doing this?

• Achieve energy and maintenance savings• LED is now the industry standard when installing new lights• Provides remote control of all lights • Provides flexibility of lighting provision throughout the county• Automatic reporting of faults and energy use• Funding has been agreed with Salix - 0% loan

How does this affect you?

• Changes to maintenance• Opportunity to upgrade your lights to LED using the new contract rates

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Street Lighting Consultation – why are we consulting?

• Opportunity to review the way that we provide street lighting• Inform the Council Members’ decision making process for a new street lighting policy following conversion to the new technology

• We would like to know which of the following options you would prefer:

Part-night lighting - the current level of service All-night lighting

• Along with these options we are also seeking your views on the dimming of street lights when roads are less busy

http://kent.gov.uk/streetlights