To approve the conversion of the Council's remaining street lighting and public lighting to LED on an invest to save basis.

In 2018/19 approximately 180 lights were added to the council’s street lighting inventory from new highway adoptions and through the consolidation of all public lighting into the public realm service.

As these lights are additional to the initial LED street lighting project, this report seeks approval to utilise the underspend in the pre-approved capital budget for LED street lighting to convert the remaining public street lighting to LEDs on an invest to save basis at a cost of £81k.

That:

(a)       All remaining street lights and public lighting are upgraded to LEDs at a cost of no more than £81k; and

(b)       the energy & active travel manager be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the above recommendations within the approved budget, utilising the council’s public realm contractor.

1.         Do nothing - The council will not benefit from the financial and carbon savings these projects offer and the council’s ability to deliver against its carbon reduction targets.