Street Lighting

Facts and figures£1.8m each year is spent on electricity for street lighting (The equivalent of 1700 kettles running 24 hrs a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year)

This includes:• 51,000 streetlight columns• 6,100 lit signs & bollard• 3,500 traffic signal heads• Also included in that cost are 150 CCTV

cameras

Top street lighting related service requests in 2009/10

Request for service Volume of contact in 2009/10

Street lighting - Street Lamps 6150

Street lighting - Illuminated Signs 167

Street lighting - Illuminated Bollards 118

What residents say / expect

72% of residents are satisfied with the way street lights are looked after in Kirklees

Residents expect that any faults will be repaired within 24 hours and definitely no longer than one week

Residents prefer white light to yellow / orange light

Residents expect street lights to be well maintained and kept in good working order

Looking after Street Lights is one of residents top Highways priorities

Resident suggestions including your voice and climate change research

Have a rolling inspection programme because Kirklees shouldn’t rely on residents to report problems

Turn street lights off at night … (your voice link)

Solar or wind powered street lighting

Turn off alternate street lights after 10pm

Movement sensitive street lights

Street lights activated by infra red

How colours look in white and yellow/orange light

What residents say / expect (vox pops)

• Resident vox pops• Councillor vox pops• Visitors to the area vox pops• Partner vox pops (community safety)

Video /day in the life (ideas)

• Street lighting gang• Maintenance inspection• From report to repair• Trial of remote dimming technology

Report a faulty street light

• Test out our new online reporting system …

New technologySolar bollardsNo need for an electrical supply so we save energy and reduce carbon. They are flexible and designed to self right after a collision

LeafNut total control system for street lightsUses ground-breaking wireless technology to monitor and dim street lights. The LeafNut system allows us to reduce light levels at particular times, rather than switching lights off.

LED lightsOffer low energy and carbon emissions compared to traditional light sources as well as reduced maintenance. They also have a longer lifetime than other street lights mention increased lifetime - they are built to last for 100,000hrs!