SCHOOLS and streets in Darlington will be illuminated with "green" power from spring in an attempt to protect the environment.
All Darlington Borough Council premises will be supplied with "green" electricity from April, greatly reducing levels of carbon emissions.
Natural sources will also provide power to buildings including schools, the town hall, the Dolphin Centre and the Civic Theatre, as well as 11,000 street lights, traffic lights and road signs.
The technology, being supplied by npower, uses more sustainable sources of energy, which are fed into the National Grid from wind farms and hydroelectricity stations across the UK.
Chris McEwan, the borough council's cabinet member for environmental protection, said: "We believe that our switch to green power will have long-term benefits for the environment, and I hope that other businesses in Darlington will follow our lead.
"By using power that does not deplete our natural resources, such as gas and coal, we aim to reduce the levels of carbon emissions entering the atmosphere, which have a potentially harmful effect on the environment."
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