The "biohacking" team behind the project said that in future trees could act as street lights.
As government saves, though, utilities will lose as those traffic and street lights go away.
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And residents in some German towns can switch on local street lights using their mobile phones.
After the session, she noticed red everywhere -- tail lights, street lights, a scarf.
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Street lights in Weymouth's troubled Littlemoor area were recently switched back on after residents petitioned the council.
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The street lights switch-off will be rolled out across the rest of Dorset in the next year.
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We live on the A39 which is a busy road with no street lights, footpaths or verges.
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City managers will deploy LED street lights to check traffic conditions and keep a lid on municipal expenses.
Switching on the Regent Street lights in London will be a week earlier this year, on 7 November.
"With ordinary street lights they're either on or they're off with these you can dim them, " he said.
It's easy to see how turning off street lights might be bad for safety, but Buckinghamshire, for one, refutes the suggestion.
These solid state lights have a 50, 000-hour lifespan and use half the electricity of traditional metal halide street lights.
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Such victories can be as simple as getting "street lights on and get police on the street, " he said.
The council said it worked with Amey, who maintain Walsall's street lights, to install the new floodlight in Aldridge.
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New LED street lights which alter their brightness according to the time of night are being trialled near Bristol.
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New LED street lights which alter their brightness according to the amount of traffic, have been installed in Bath.
Residents are currently being asked for their views on the new street lights and consultation runs until 31 March.
The entire suburb is very dark because many street lights and neon signs have been turned off to save power.
It boasts exclusive equestrian trails and a laid-back lifestyle, complete with white three-rail fences, and no sidewalks or street lights.
The council said it had to reduce its carbon emissions from street lights by 35% by 2014 to meet government targets.
Some residents have to cough up for maintaining the roads, pavements and street lights, looking after the parks and providing security.
Street lights in Warwickshire are to be turned off an hour later at weekends during the winter months following feedback from residents.
Under the program, Chevron Energy Solutions will upgrade street lights with LED lighting technology from Bridgelux at no upfront cost to the cities.
LEPs, which are the size of tic-tacs, are designed specifically for high intensity usage, for things like street lights, parking lots and sports stadiums.
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Street lights have been turned back on at night time and a temporary mobile CCTV camera has also been installed to help tackle problems.
May Gurney employs more that 6, 000 people and mend potholes, collect and recycle household rubbish, clean streets, repair street lights and rebuild railway bridges.
Other cities in Indiana have been turning off their street lights to save money in a time of extremely tight local government budgets, notes Graham.
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Street lights have been turned back on at night time and a temporary mobile CCTV camera has also been installed to help tackle the issue.
Some residents in Dorset are calling on the county council to turn street lights back on at night time claiming the current switch-off is "dangerous".
Pembrokeshire is also considering switching off non-essential street lights after midnight.
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