Saving 70% on street lightning costs without turning off a single light
Speaking to the newspaper Jornal de Negócios, the CEO of ARQUILED states that the 10% reduction in energy consumption proposed by the EU is achievable without cuts in municipal lighting.
At a time of energy crisis and the consequent pressure on municipal finances, the European Union is asking member states to cut electricity consumption by 10%, with some warning (PT) of the difficulty of achieving this target.
However, to “Jornal de Negócios”, Miguel Allen Lima points out a solution that would allow to surpass this goal without reducing street lighting: “replace the old streetlamps for LED luminaires”. The immediate savings in street lighting would be in the order of 70%, or even higher if a smart system is installed.
In an opinion article (PT) recently published in Smart Cities magazine, ARQUILED’s CEO had already stated that the transition to LEDs saves around 20% of the total energy consumed by municipalities, considering that street lighting represents between 30 and 50% of total energy costs.
To “Jornal de Negócios” newspaper, Miguel Allen Lima pointed out examples of municipalities that have saved significantly by replacing traditional luminaires with ARQUILED’s LED luminaires, several of which have also incorporated smart street lighting ECCOS management systems developed by Bright Science, an ARQUILED’s spinoff specialized in smart cities’ solutions.
Read the article in Jornal de Negócios.
