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muriel_volestrangler

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11. It's an hour after the last employee has left, and not until 1am for shops

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 08:36 AM

Feb 2013

Under the new law, which comes into effect on 1 July, lights in shop window displays will be turned off at 1am. Interior lights in offices and other non-residential buildings will have to be switched off an hour after the last employee leaves. Local councils will be able to make exceptions for Christmas and other special occasions, and in certain tourist or cultural areas.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/30/lights-out-france-shops-offices

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Lights out – France to force shops and offices to go dark overnight [View all] cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 OP

Better yet, why not offer incentives for the purchase of solar panels to power those businesses, MadHound Jan 2013 #1

I thought there were already incentives for solarizing. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #4

Solar is quite feasible, MadHound Feb 2013 #9

Most places turn out most of their lighting but leave just enough Warpy Jan 2013 #2

But it might invite vandalism Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #3

Or it might invite vandalism Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #6

Picture this: I'm a small town cop after the nighttime lighting prohibition... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #7

But if anyone is in the office working late, the lights would have to stay on. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #5

Motion sensors. n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #8

we have motion sensors that turn the lights off automatically if no ones moved, sometimes when bettyellen Feb 2013 #10

It's an hour after the last employee has left, and not until 1am for shops muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #11

Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #12