Leeds City Council installs 90,000 LED streetlights in £22.5m efficiency upgrade

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Leeds City Council

LED Lighting Scheme expected to cut annual electricity costs by £3.4m in electricity costs and save 7,050 tonnes of carbon emissions

Leeds City Council has completed a £22.5m LED street lighting project, after the final light was installed at Edith Sykes Drive in the east of the city. The completion of the LED Lighting Scheme is...

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