Essex County Council has announced that it will be upgrading all of the county’s remaining non-LED streetlights. The Council has already installed around 45,000 LED streetlights, and will now be investing to replace the remaining 82,000.

LED streetlights last longer, use less electricity and so provide a better service while saving taxpayers' money.

Essex County Council is making a total investment of £26.8 million (£10.3M of which is an interest-free Government loan) and expects to save approximately £2.2M a year in energy and maintenance costs, as well as reduced carbon taxes.