Traffic lights in Kent are to be fitted with low-energy bulbs to help reduce carbon emissions and save money.
Kent County Council (KCC) plans to start switching 16,723 signal lamps and 2,318 push-button bulbs to more efficient ones in 2008.
The council said the drive would help cut carbon emissions and save money as the new lights have a longer lifespan.
Councillor Keith Ferrin said KCC would be the first authority to change to energy efficient traffic lights.
Lights left on
He added: "Switching our traffic lights to using low-energy bulbs makes good business sense.
"KCC would save money and be giving the environment a helping hand."
The council also plans to install wood-chip boilers at 25 schools in 2007 and at the new Kent Highway Services depot in Ashford.
But a local Friends of the Earth group criticised KCC last year after 250 street lights where left on during the daytime for four months in Tunbridge Wells.
The council said a fault made the lamps stay on and they were repaired as quickly as possible.
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