COMPLETED Efficient street light upgrade

  • Project typeCapital Works
  • Project value$3.3 million
  • Project scheduleCompleted December 2020
  • Contractor nameEssential Energy

Essential Energy will undertake work to upgrade more than 5,487 streetlights across the local government area.

The upgrade will see the lights switched over to LED technology. It will result in a saving of approximately $441,000 each year in maintenance and electricity costs. It will also deliver savings of more than 49% in energy consumption.

LED lights are far more energy efficient, reduce greenhouse emissions, require less maintenance and have a significantly longer lift. 

Work was completed in December 2020.

 

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