URBAN - South Gloucestershire To Save And Reduce Carbon Emissions By Switching Off Street Lights

South Gloucestershire is set to expand a program to switch off street lights between midnight and 5 am in order to cut costs on energy bills and reduce carbon emissions. The council has already implemented the program for approximately 6,000 of the total 29,500 street lights and has already saved over $145,000.Credit: Pierre Vignau (Some right reserved)The program will be expanded to 20,000 street lights by October this year, which will incr ...

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