LEDs make Chennai brighter, corpn power bill slimmer

While TV advertisements are coaxing all and sun dry to buy LED (light emitting diode) lights this Diwali and get slimmer electricity bills to fund fatter celebrations, the Chennai Corporation has been reaping such benefits for some months now. Thanks to the 96,000 newly installed energy-efficient LED streetlights, the corporation has now cut its monthly electricity bill by almost Rs 55 lakh.  Of the total 2,48,467 streetlights across the city, the corporation has so far replaced 96,708 CFL bulbs and old sodium lamps.