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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 2 Hansard (27 February) . . Page.. 631 ..

MINISTER FOR URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 380

Streetlighting

Mr Wood - asked the Minister for Urban Services:

(1) How many streetlights are there in the ACT?

(2) How much electricity is used in lighting?

(3) What is the cost of this electricity per year?

(4) How is the distance between light poles determined?

(5) What is the cost of replacing a bulb in a streetlight?

(6) How often are streetlights checked for malfunctions?

(7) When a member of public notifies ACTEW that a light is not working, what is the average time taken until it is mended

(8) Are all streetlightings on all night.

Mr Kaine - the answer to the member's question is as follows:

(1) Currently, there are 58,649 streetlights under the DUS ownership connected to the ACT streetlight system.

(2) Total annual energy consumption for 58,649 lights is 35,649,017.95 Kilowatt hours (kWh).

(3) The annual cost of electricity for 58,649 lights is $3,158,503.

(4) The spacing between streetlight columns depends on the road category, lamp type and luminaire and column type. Once these elements are selected, computerised design packages are used to determine column spacing. All new installations are designed to meet Australian Standard AS 1158.1 1986.

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