Smart Streetlights

Energy management is a hot topic in most every industry today but one of the most exciting new solutions is applying technology to streetlights to drastically reduce energy usage. Just how much energy can be saved by “adaptive outdoor lighting” systems? Up to 50% is common.

And saving energy is only the start—maintenance costs can also be reduced by 30% (say goodbye to night patrols by city maintenance employees searching for broken streetlights) and a city’s “green image” is also enhanced by reducing energy use and therefore CO2 emissions.

Companies such as Philips and several companies from Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, France and Italy all presented today on the topic and the growing market.