The 'mad' world of energy-efficient street lightsSTUFF Some residents have complained about being kept awake by LED street lights. Local authorities across the country are rushing to take advantage of an 85 per cent subsidy to replace incandescent street lights. READ MORE:* LED street lights switchover in Palmerston North back on - sort of* LED street lights are fine, but there are not enough of them* Slow rollout of new LED street lighting for Rodney* Doctors issue warning about LED streetlightsPicton man Lewis Jennings was an engineer with Hewlitt Packard for 15 years, the company that invented LED lighting. SCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF Residents at Arthur Baker Pl are unaware they are guinea pigs for the new LED street lights. Resident Adrian Grant said he was not told they were part of a LED street lighting trial.

Source: Stuff November 30, 2017 01:15 UTC