New energy efficient street lighting which will reduce carbon emissions, cut energy bills and reduce long-term maintenance costs is being installed across Peterborough.

The programme, originally outlined in the Medium Term Financial Strategy as an invest to save project for 2011 to 2016, will see 6,000 street lights across Peterborough upgraded to LED. The LED lanterns direct bright white light downwards onto the roads and footways reducing the amount of light pollution caused by the existing street lights.

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The first phase of the project to install 1,200 energy efficient lamps will provide an annual carbon saving of 132 tonnes. The contract to carry out the first phase of the scheme was awarded to BAM Nuttall Ltd in September 2011.

A further 5,000 lanterns will be changed over the next two years as part of the efficiency project which is due to be completed by 2013/14.

(CD/GK)