Street Lighting Presented by Sue Kinsella and Robert Clark.
-
Upload
adelia-owens -
Category
Documents
-
view
230 -
download
0
Transcript of Street Lighting Presented by Sue Kinsella and Robert Clark.
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
Testing
Street Lighting
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)
Street Lighting
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
Street Lighting
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
Street Lighting
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