Falkirk Council: New lighting in Grangemouth Sports Complex will help council meet its climate change targets

The new lighting system in the sports centre will reduce electricity consumption by five per cent and save almost eight tonnes of carbon, the equivalent emissions of providing electricity to around 15 homes. It’s part of a series of upgrades being carried out across Council properties by contractor BMES, in partnership with Falkirk Council’s Facilities and Energy and Climate change teams.

The new system will pay off its initial investment within five years – while being much greener than the previous lights.

The new lights at Grangemouth Sports Complex come with the added benefit of being dimmable – an example of intelligent design, with the system adapting to minimum lighting requirements for different sports, such as badminton, yoga or basketball.

Other sites set to benefit from the energy saving programme of work include the Falkirk Stadium, Grangemouth’s social work offices and several schools in the area.

Councillor Bryan Deakin, Falkirk Council’s portfolio holder for climate change, said: “The new modern lighting system at Grangemouth Sports Complex will save money and reduce the building’s carbon output. It’s part of our commitment to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions on building energy use by 2030.”

Falkirk Council says it is committed to playing a part in minimising future climate change by: working towards a target of Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions in its organisational vehicle fuel and building energy use by 2030 in line with its Climate Emergency declaration, and taking action to support the Scottish Government's target to achieve Net Zero by 2045.