Smart urban lighting is really an issue to save electricity
The challenges of intelligent lighting for sustainable cities Street lighting is one of the main areas of expenditure for French towns and cities, but it is also a key issue given the ecological challenges: guaranteeing comfort and safety in public spaces, offering new services while reducing electricity consumption and light pollution... This is the key equation behind every streetlight. Last year, Angers Loire Métropole launched its "smart city" programme, aimed at making the capital of Maine et Loire one of the most connected cities in France. As part of this project, particular attention is being paid to public lighting, which is being completely overhauled to make it more economical and efficient. 30,000 streetlights will be fitted with LEDs. At the same time, 10,000 masts and 5,000 electrical cabinets will become connected and ready to host various third-party applications. It's a similar story further east, at Dijon Métropole, where the OnDijon smart city project is planning to update 34,000 lighting points, also equipped with LEDs, as well as the Citybox system, which enables each streetlight to be fitted with additional services: Wi-Fi terminals, video surveillance, environmental sensors to measure air quality, public address systems, etc. In both cases, local authorities are seeking to achieve a dual objective: save energy and improve the daily lives of residents. "Replacing lighting with LEDs alone should generate energy savings of more than 65% over 12 years", says Dijon town council on its project website. There is also a groundswell of interest in this model, with Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Chartres and Mâcon, as well as Copenhagen and Oslo abroad, all rethinking their street lighting along these lines. Read more : https://lnkd.in/eqvnwFrc
