Eco street lights set for Brighton and Hove trial (From The Argus)
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Eco street lights set for Brighton and Hove trial
3:50pm Friday 12th October 2012 in News By Anna Roberts, Crime reporter
New eco-friendly lights are set to be trialled as part of a bid to slash Brighton and Hove’s energy output by nearly half.
They will be installed in street lamps in Brighton and Hove, despite some residents fearing they will be too dark.
Leaflets posted through doors in trial areas including Coombe Road, Brighton, have pictures of what |the lights will look like before and after.
But the letter, sent by the council’s street-lighting team, said: “It is not indicative of the final result.”
One resident told The Argus: “It is quite worrying.
“Coombe Road is already quite dark and these images suggest that the street is only going to get darker – I hope that this is not the case.”
The lightbulbs are also set to be installed in lamps in Montpellier Road, Brighton.
Reduced emmissions
Brighton and Hove City Council said: “LED lights are being trialled in Coombe Road after a discussion with the local action team.
“The trial will increase the number of lamp-posts from 15 to 22 and will also result in a drop in running costs from £517 to £442 per year, despite there being seven more columns.
“Carbon emissions will also drop by 14.5%.
“Overall we are looking at making carbon and energy savings of between 40% and 45% across the city as a whole.
“It depends on the level of work being undertaken to each street.
“Coombe Road is only a 14.5% reduction due to the increase in the number of columns, but Montpelier Road to Seven Dials will produce savings of almost 70%.
“White lighting is also being installed across the city in many different locations, which is brighter, more energy efficient and cheaper.
“You can see examples of white light areas on London Road, The Drive, Elm Grove, Stanford Avenue, Preston Drove and Surrenden Road.
“In some areas it will be dimmed between midnight and 6am depending on the locations – the north end of London Road for example will be dimmed – but it won’t be dimmed towards the city centre where there is more footfall.
“All lighting is subject to a full lighting design and is in accordance with recommended guidance.”
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Comments(7)
kopite_rob
says...
4:47pm Fri 12 Oct 12
The last few weeks I've really enjoyed decent sleep & rest until some overefficient councl worker replaced the bulb in the street light outside my bedroom window. I wouldn't mind but I didn't want the light repaired.
Maxwell's Ghost
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5:39pm Fri 12 Oct 12
The Victorian lamps are gloomy and dark.
I hope they are brighter than the Victorian ones because this part of town has suffered increased low level criminal activity and antisocial behaviour by drunken students which has been reported by Sussex Police and the local action team.
The word eco generally puts the fear into people as it usually means: It wont work very well.
An electrician said to me recently: "The eco light bulbs were the best invention this century for the electricity companies."
I asked why, thinking that it was saving power. He replied: "They are so dark and gloomy that electricians have seen an incredible increase in business of people installing halogen spotlights by the dozen and uplighters in their homes to compensate or avoid the eco bulbs."
HJarrs
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10:21pm Fri 12 Oct 12
It will be interesting to see what this lighting is like. You should be able to see full colour but will it seem dimmer than the sodium lights?
Maxwell's Ghost
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11:11pm Fri 12 Oct 12
Please don't let the council wreck them. They don't seem to bother looking after that part of town despite the railway history of the town and the fact the houses have an historic importance even if they are a bit scruffy.
Cold cold ground
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3:20pm Sat 13 Oct 12
kopite_rob wrote:Have you thought of getting black out blinds or curtains?.......just like turning all the lights off in the street!
I hope these new lights are the type that direct light down onto the street rather than letting light escape upwards and into peoples windows.
The last few weeks I've really enjoyed decent sleep & rest until some overefficient councl worker replaced the bulb in the street light outside my bedroom window. I wouldn't mind but I didn't want the light repaired.
Just an idea.
Kedge
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11:44am Sun 14 Oct 12
pistachionut says...
4:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12
I did find out that they did not follow the British standards in inspecting the works prior to the placement of the new light.
When i complained i was asked "to take some time to become accustomed to the change".