Thursday, 3 January 2019

New Street Lights in Preuilly


New low energy street lighting was installed in Preuilly sur Claise at the end of 2018. Photo taken by Susan @ https://tourtheloire.com

The municipality has installed new street lights throughout Preuilly. The old lights emitted a yellow light. The new lights are daylight low energy bulbs. The light fittings themselves have been changed too, going from an industrial looking metal shade to an olde worlde gas lantern look. The frame below the bulb is just for aesthetics. There is no glass in it.

New and old together, mid-installation.
Preuilly sur Claise installed new low energy street lights at the end of 2018. Photo taken by Susan @ https://tourtheloire.com

The new street light in action.
Preuilly sur Claise installed new low energy street lighting at the end of 2018. Photo taken by Susan @ https://tourtheloire.com

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4 comments:

sillygirl said...

Love the new lamps - think the birds will too and discover a perfect place to perch since there isn't a glass wall there. Do the lights also emit any heat? This could be fun to watch!

Susan said...

Oh, good grief! You are right -- every one of them will have a ring-necked dove nest in it!! I don't know how much heat the new lamps give off, but some I would have thought.

sillygirl said...

Maybe they could put a little plastic "guard bird" in each one - scare off real ones?

Ken Broadhurst said...

Light pollution...

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