Manningham City Council’s street lights are about to shine more sustainably thanks to a switch to energy efficient globes.

A total of 6,250 street lights will be replaced across Bulleen, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Donvale, Nunawading, Templestowe and Templestowe Lower up until the end of June 2017 as part of Council’s $2.4 million Street Light LED Replacement Program.

Manningham’s existing 50, 80 and 125 watt mercury vapour street lights will be replaced with energy efficient LED luminaires including new photo electric (PE) cells, which are up to 84 per cent more energy efficient.

The efficiency of these LEDs means that the project will save Council more than $300,000 annually in electricity costs. The emissions reduction is equivalent to taking over 300 cars off the road for an entire year.

Improving the energy efficiency of public lighting in Manningham was identified as a key strategic action in the Climate 2020 Action Plan (2009) and the Carbon Abatement Plan (2014) where the goals are to: Improve energy and carbon efficiency by 20 per cent by 2020; and move towards zero net emissions

Manningham City Council Mayor, Cr Michelle Kleinert, said “the street lights replacement program is another example of our commitment to creating a more sustainable environment for our residents today, and into the future.”

For more information, visit www.manningham.vic.gov.au/streetlights