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A smarter way to light up Edinburgh Street lighting is the biggest user of energy for most local authorities and one of the few areas with a proven payback to help meet carbon reduction targets. The City of Edinburgh’s award-winning four year upgrade is estimated to save £54 million over 20 years City of Edinburgh Council are celebrating after taking home the top prize in the category Energy Project of the Year – Public at this years’ energy Awards, which recognises the work the team have undertaken over the past four years to upgrade Edinburgh’s streetlights - improving visibility and helping the city to reduce its carbon emissions. Working with contractor Amey and asset managemernt consultancy Currie & Brown, the upgrading and maintenance programme began in June 2018 and has involved more than 55,000 streetlights, approximately 1,600 street lighting column replacements and various auxiliary electrical elements throughout the streets of Edinburgh. This renewal has helped the city reduce CO2 emissions in compliance with SEEP (Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme). This estimates saving the local authority in excess of £54 million over a 20-year period.
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