From Marly to Laumesfeld, they also cut the juice a little

Slowly, they too contribute their share to the preservation of the planet. Gilbert Tritz, mayor of the three villages of Laumesfeld, Hargarten and Calembourg, not far from Thionville, looked into the subject a little over a year ago.

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20,000 kWatts less

“The neighbor did it before us, I started, says the chief magistrate of the small town of Moselle-Nord. I proposed it in council and then there was discussion. At first, it bitched, but it was an important measure. For the economy as well as for the planet. In all cases, the two are linked. I was mainly opposed to arguments about security, so a meeting with the gendarmes was organized. It has been shown to the most recalcitrant that burglars operate mainly during the day. At night, without lighting, they would be forced to act with a flashlight, which is not discreet! “

Gilbert Tritz in turn evokes, to complete his convincing, the savings made since the extinction: “I had a consumption of 10,000 kWatts in 2020 against 30,000 the previous year, it is not nothing, with a cut from midnight to 5 am ”. The return of bats to its municipalities is another major effect.

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A section of road in Marly

To the south of Metz, there is a town, Marly, which in turn advances in the dark, but groped. “For the moment, we have chosen a section of road, rue Costes et Bellonte, in the direction of Frescaty,” explains the mayor, Thierry Hory. We have a small month’s retreat with no negative feedback. We will be tailor-made and go even further, in a territorialized manner and always after consultation with local residents. This is a subject that we were already talking about during the first term but also within Metz Métropole since 2018, then the pandemic has complicated everything in recent months. A lot of municipalities are taking the plunge, you just have to think about getting citizens to join ”.

In Marly, the streetlights have already been fitted with Led bulbs and the results were not long in coming… “It’s 75% savings! “

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