Wiltshire Council plans to replace thousands of street lamps with LEDs

The council will replace its older street lamps with light emitting diode bulbs. Highways managers plan to dim the LED lights from 8pm to 6am in the morning. They say the plans will reduce energy use by two-thirds. The plans, which were approved by Wiltshire Council's cabinet yesterday morning, must now be rubber stamped at full council. Assuming councillors back the plans, the bulbs could be installed from 2019, with the project lasting two years.