According to foreign media reports, in order to reduce electricity bills , England Leicestershire intends to spend more than 25 million (about 239 million yuan ) in street reconstruction . Recently, the United Kingdom Leicestershire County Council proposal to replace the 67,000 light bulbs into led street light, so will save ￡ 2 million a year (US $ 19.157 million yuan ) , a 60% reduction in energy consumption.

 Conservatives said that if the project is approved , it may need to take three years to implement. Liberal Democrats are also very supportive of the plan, and said it will be a major investment for the benefit of future generations .

Road transport cabinet member Peter Osbourne in Parliament said that because of rising energy costs , the cost of street lighting has doubled in 10 years,In addition, he also said: "This is a pragmatic idea , you can save money by reducing energy costs, maintenance costs and carbon taxes and so on ."

Liberal Democratic Party leader Simon Galton said: "For the government, this is good news , because you can save a considerable amount of costs , it is also good news for the residents, because the lighting quality can be improved.
Parliament Cabinet will make a final decision early next year. If the project is successfully launched , it will be completed within three years, LED lights installed , and start from Loughborough in the summer next year.