Freedom of Information request - Christmas display energy usage and cost
Case reference FOI2026/01015
Received 8 September 2026
Published 5 October 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to please request the following information relating to the council's Christmas lights, decorations and festive displays in high streets and town centres. For each of the last three Christmas periods (2023, 2024 and 2025), please provide: 1. The total amount spent on Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations in local high streets and town centres, including installation, maintenance, removal, etc. 2. The total number of Christmas light fittings operated in local high streets and town centres. 3. The total number of days that the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations were switched on for. 4. The average number of hours per day that the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations were switched on, or the scheduled switch-on and switch-off times, where available. 5. The total electricity consumption of the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations in kWh. 6. The total cost of electricity used to power the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations in GBP. Where recorded, please provide details of the type of lighting or displays used, including the number of LED lights and/or other types of lighting. If your authority does not hold information on energy consumption or electricity costs, please provide the other information requested, where available. Please provide a breakdown of the requested information per Christmas period.
Response
Please see the attached spreadsheet containing the information held by the Council in response to your request.
Where the Council does not hold the requested information, this has been identified as “Information not held” within the spreadsheet.
The spreadsheet provides the available information for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Christmas periods, including expenditure, number of light fittings, operating periods, hours, electricity consumption and lighting type.
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