February 23, 2009

German village turns off street lights with mobile phones

A village in Germany is pioneering a method of saving energy and reducing carbon emissions by switching off the street lights at night.

If local residents need a particular street illuminated at night they dial a central number from their mobile phones. Steve Rosenberg reports.

Watch BBC video report.

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