Bouygues Energies & Services has been awarded a contract to upgrade Suffolk County Council鈥檚 street lighting to light-emitting diode (LED) lamps.
By replacing 43,400 street lighting lanterns with LED lanterns, the council expects to reduce its annual electricity costs on street lights by around 76% and save more than 拢1.7m year.
The upgrade of the lighting system will include a further rollout of the county鈥檚 central management system that dim and/or switch on/off individual or groups of lights. This smart technology will increase the control the council has over its power consumption which will further reduce costs. The system will also automatically flag any lights that are not working, reducing the need for night-time inspections.
The contract started in May 2021 and runs for 21 months.
Bouygues is recruiting in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich for full-time permanent聽 street lighting technicians on 拢19-拢20 per hour.
Bouygues Energies & Services sales director Matt Fitzpatrick said: 鈥淭his is a wonderful project that will bring significant benefits to Suffolk by reducing energy consumption, improve the quality of street lighting across the county and support the authority鈥檚 environmental plans in response to the climate emergency.鈥澛�
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