Streetlights
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Solar lighting at the
Condong Boat Ramp
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As part of its ongoing commitment to energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction, Tweed Shire Council has nearly halved energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions from the streetlight network. The results have been achieved by replacing nearly 4000 energy-hungry lights with more efficient technology.
Delivered in partnership with Essential Energy, the energy-efficient streetlight upgrade has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 1000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year while saving $270,000 in annual operating costs.
The Tweed’s streetlight network consists of more than 5000 lights. The upgrade focused on the Shire’s 3888 mercury vapour lamps, replacing these with a combination of compact fluorescent and high pressure sodium lamps. While the new lamps produce a similar light output to those they replaced, they consume far less energy.
It is current practice for Council to specify energy efficient lighting for new subdivisions, however the majority of the Tweed’s current street lighting in older neighbourhoods was previously not considered energy efficient in terms of the available new technologies.
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