As part of installing more energy-efficient lamps, consider upgrading luminaires to more efficient fittings.

One of the first to experiment with magnesium powder for flash, she installed electric lamps in her studio when electricity came to Aalborg in 1901.

The schemes to reduce street lighting involve either switching some off altogether or installing new lamps are automatically dimmed or turned off during "quiet" periods, late at night.

Some have rigged sprinklers to cool down the roofs of houses during heat waves, while others have installed lamps to protect martins during cold snaps.

In the last decade, electricity has finally been extended to remote rural hamlets like this one, allowing residents to install refrigerators, lamps and televisions.

But installing Victorian-style lamps and brick sidewalks is not enough.

In the 1880s, the Laurel Hill Association helped create Stockbridge's reputation as an attractive village by managing weeds, laying sidewalks, installing lamps, planting trees and helping construct the local library.

In 1904, the first power plant was built, which enabled the city to install electric lamps on the streets and - in 1908 -to open the first electric tram route.

They are not only filled with a collection of books and antiques, but the designer installed small, traditional lamps in several of the shelves so the room would be surrounded with soft light.

She was also one of the first to experiment with magnesium power for flash and she installed electric lamps in her studio when electricity came to Aalborg in 1901.