On 18/04/2011 08:30, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Up to 75% of councils are dimming the lights to save money


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ave-money.html


Using a dimmer switch on your lights at home doesn't save very much in
electricity AFAIK, e.g. dimming to half the light doesn't reduce the
power consumption by 50% - is it different on street lights?

This makes interesting reading, considering the pros and cons of reduced
street lighting levels.

http://www.theilp.org.uk/uploads/Fil...SL1_secure.pdf

Alternative savings measures, such as fitting more efficient designs of
lamp, which use a lower wattage to achieve the same lighting levels, and
turning off things like traffic bollard lighting during the day are also
discussed.

Colin Bignell