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To save money, nearly half of the Welsh Assembly has closed street lights in residential areas.
Bridgend was the latest to confirm plans to turn off all county Ward lights after the energy bill reached £ 826,000 last year.
However, Swansea decided not to change
Leave after the residents object
Council budget 200,000 pounds, turn off the lights on 5,000 streets, but re-
After the complaint, I thought about the decision.
Council leader Chris Holley said: "I want to tell the residents of Swansea that we will not turn off any residential street lights now.
"In the budget process, a sum of money was taken out to reduce the street lights.
"From then on, through a detailed study of the budget and public participation, the project will be demolished so that street lights in residential areas will continue to be lit.
"Of the 22 local governments in Wales, 10 have already transformed street lights.
A spokesman for the Bridgend council said the committee made the decision after the energy bill increased by 27% over the past five years.
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Its goal is to save 440 tons of carbon per year and more than 140,000 pounds of energy costs.
A spokesman said: "A rolling plan for the maintenance and investment of a new, more efficient technology will close all other street lights in most parts of the county between midnight and 5. 30am -
The process of being called a partnight burning.
"The committee said it would ensure that the lights are on at busy intersections, pedestrians and railway crossings (where CCTV is required to report), without adversely affecting Highway or community safety, accident hotspots and areas with large number of late arrivals
Pedestrians at night.
The switch is also introduced by the brignagwinte county, Ceredigion Boise, Pembroke County, tofain, kalfeili cheese, Newport, camason County Council
Although most are only for part of the evening, there is no plan.
Kyle Filley said change.
Off is only in the main non-
Residential roads connecting towns and villages, including industrial areas, from midnight to 05:30 in the morning.
MP Rob Gough, cabinet member in charge of transport and planning, said: "We fully understand that this is a sensitive issue, but, we have considered all the issues carefully, and think that this choice has the least impact on our residents.
"The affected roads will be located in non-residential areas when the traffic is used least --
As an additional safeguard, we agree to conduct a health and safety impact assessment of any route that may cause concern.
Ceredigion estimates that it will save more than £ 50,000 per year in energy costs due to this change.
However, the cost of converting existing street lights into partial street lights
120,000 for night lighting.
At Powys, 1 was appointed by the Council.
Upgrade old high power use lights to LED lights.
It is also trying out the lights, making some nights dim and predicting a £ 1 m savings in five years.
At the same time, some councils have instead invested in more energy-efficient lighting or timed switches that have darkened after midnight.
At Anglesey, there are about 9,500 street lamps, and the Council is gradually becoming a lamp that can be darkened between 01:00 --05:00 BST.
All new housing developments on the island require the use of more energy-efficient lanterns to design real estate.
Those who have not yet targeted the street lights are Monmouth County, Wrexham, Flintshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Glamorgan Valley, Port Talbot, Gwynedd
At Gwynedd and Cardiff, however, the authorities are looking for the best way to reduce emissions, and Cardiff is experimenting with floodlights and LED lighting equipment in some areas.
Torfaen also wants to install a dimmer switch on the lights to get more benefits.