Smarter streetlights to help cut emissions and increase reliability
21 September 2018
ACT Government: The replacement of over half the
ACT’s streetlights officially commenced today in Weston by leading
provider
Electrix Pty Ltd with
Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights
to be installed across
Canberra as the city moves towards a smarter, more reliable and
efficient network.
“Canberra has 80,000 lights on streets, footpaths, arterial
roads, various parks and open spaces,” Minister City Services Chris
Steel said.
“Over 45,000 of these lights on the
ACT streetlight network will be replaced with LED
technology over the next seven years.
“There are many advantages of upgrading to this form of technology
including a longer lifespan of up to 20 years, greater
energy efficiency
and lower maintenance requirements.”
With the current upgrade, a new digital Central Management System is
also being developed offering real time monitoring of the network that
will automatically detect failures such as a blown bulb or cable
problem, allowing repairs to be addressed more quickly.
“Smart streetlight technology means that we will now know when there is
an outage and it can be fixed sooner,” said Mr Steel.
Light output from LED streetlights is also highly directional, which
means a higher percentage of the light can be directed towards where it
is required, resulting in less wasted and nuisance light.
The improvements are a key strategic action for the ACT Government that
will contribute towards reducing energy consumption and carbon
emissions, and support our move towards zero net emissions by 2020.
“The replacement of old streetlights with energy efficient LEDs will
save the territory over 80,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year, and save
approximately 20,000,000 kWh a year. By the end of the contract the
Territory will save approximately $2 million annually in other operation
and maintenance costs,” said Mr Steel.
The ACT Government announced the new contract to replace the ACT
streetlight network to provider Electrix from 1 May 2018.
The upgrade of new LED lamps will be installed on existing light poles.
ACT residents are reminded that they should avoid coming into contact
with Territory owned electrical devices, including street lights, as a
safety precaution.
If people notice a faulty device or an outage they should report it to
Access Canberra on 13 22 81.
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Source: ACT Government - www.cmd.act.gov.au
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