London council lights the low-carbon way with £6.8m GIB loan for LED streetlights

Michael Holder
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Green Investment Bank loan to finance almost 15,000 low energy LED streetlights with aim of halving Barking and Dagenham's streetlighting bill

Barking and Dagenham council has secured a £6.8m loan from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to help finance the roll-out of almost 15,000 energy efficient LED streetlights in the East London borough...

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