Cork Co Co to save €18m over 20 years switching street lights to energy-efficient bulbs

Cork County Council hopes to save €18 million over the next 20 years by replacing all existing street lighting with energy-efficient bulbs.

Details of a retrofitting programme for the 33,000 public lights in the county were provided to county councillors at a meeting in County Hall after Cllr Seamus McGrath requested information on the energy-saving initiative.