Thornhope
Fourteen streetlights along one road, orange sodium lamps in dropped bowls, all night every night.
The parish meeting wanted lower bills and a darker sky without making the walk home from the bus stop worse.
Before and after
Drag to switch the old lights off.
Before · 210 starsAfter · 2,600 stars
Stars in view2102,600
Light above 90°5,850 lm0 lm
Electricity a year4,144 kWh488 kWh
Sky reading21.1521.42
What we changed
Light by light.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| 14 dropped-bowl sodium lanterns, 6,500 lm | 14 flat-glass LED heads, 1,600 lm, 2700 K |
| On all night | Off from midnight to 05:30 |
| No records | Lamp inventory for the county council |
“Fourteen lamps, one evening meeting, and no complaints since.”
