I have added my voice to the Chorus with this letter penned to CS energy today
" I am writing to express my dismay at the excessive & inappropriate use of lighting on the stacks at Swan bank Power station.
As a professional lighting designer I find the solution applied to this problem of stack visibility to be singularly unimaginative.
I would be very interested to see the Australian Standard or CASA regulation that deemed this was the only solution possible.
As a regular visitor to SE Qld a member of the rapidly growing Astronomical community there, I see this installation as extremely detrimental to the public outreach astronomy work done by members of this community, not to mention the potential for astronomy based tourism ventures in the region.
There are alternatives available that offer low maintenance solutions to your lighting need which are approved by CASA for clearance visibility.
Below is just one example:
http://www.avlite.com/products/produ...prod_code=AV60
Last but by no means least, this solution is a pure waste of energy & further contributes to greenhouse gas production.
I implore you to reconsider & I look forward to your reply."