Rollout Progress as at 24th March 2016

Essential Energy have now completed all installations in the Armidale, Walcha, Guyra, Glen Innes, Tenterfield, Inverell and Gwydir council areas.


Mission Accomplished!

All the new LED street lights are now installed (5,566 in total) across the seven council areas.

The chart below shows the actual reductions in energy use for each of the councils for the first month of operation (January 2016).  These are the reduction across their entire street light inventory (remembering that not all the lights were replaced). For the lights that were replaced, energy use was at least halved compared to the old light.

Every year, the project will reduce electricity consumption by 1,096 MWh and save the councils at least $400,000 per year.


Energy Cost savings charted per participation Local Government Area.
Energy Cost savings charted per participation Local Government Area.