Let there be more efficient light

WORK is underway on a £5.5 million scheme to replace street lighting in Moray.

New energy-efficient LED units are being fitted.

In total, over 17,500 lamps are being replaced over the next five years.

Moray Council's roads maintenance manager, Mark Atherton, said: "Most of the existing street lights emit what we call orange light from bulbs that are expensive to run in terms of electricity consumption."

Moray Council leader Stewart Cree said: "This is a classic example of investing money to save even more money in the longer term."

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