The era of the 'on-all-night' illuminated high street could soon end, the Environment Agency predicted in early February. The Agency says new rules will force businesses to switch off lights and displays at night to meet new energy limits. The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme requires businesses to cut consumption or face stiff fines - and this applies to all large companies, including retailers, using more than 6,000 MWh of electricity per year. These restrictions are the first to really hit the retail sector, which as we see in our report on page 30, have traditionally been extremely profligate with their lighting energy, in the belief that brighter stores mean more customers.
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