{"id":71664,"date":"2022-09-26T11:32:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T11:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arq.trigger.pt\/?p=71664"},"modified":"2022-09-27T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T11:50:10","slug":"saving-70-on-street-lightning-costs-without-turning-off-a-single-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arq.trigger.pt\/en\/saving-70-on-street-lightning-costs-without-turning-off-a-single-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving 70% on street lightning costs without turning off a single light"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;71642&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1553525255072{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Saving 70% on street lightning costs without turning off a single light<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<b><br \/>\nSpeaking to the newspaper Jornal de Neg\u00f3cios, the CEO of ARQUILED states that the 10% reduction in energy consumption proposed by the EU is achievable without cuts in municipal lighting.<br \/>\n<\/b>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:18|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664275861796{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]At a time of <strong>energy crisis<\/strong> and the consequent pressure on municipal finances, the European Union is asking member states to <strong>cut electricity consumption by 10%<\/strong>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/rr.sapo.pt\/noticia\/pais\/2022\/09\/15\/zero-avisa-que-sera-dificil-portugal-atingir-meta-de-reducao-de-consumo-de-eletricidade-em-10\/299780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some warning (PT)<\/a> of the difficulty of achieving this target.<\/p>\n<p>However, to \u201cJornal de Neg\u00f3cios\u201d, <strong>Miguel Allen Lima<\/strong> points out a solution that would allow to surpass this goal without reducing street lighting: &#8220;replace the old streetlamps for LED luminaires&#8221;. The <strong>immediate savings in street lighting would be in the order of 70%<\/strong>, or even higher if a smart system is installed.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/smart-cities.pt\/opiniao-entrevista\/poupar-energia-miguelallen-lima-0709\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinion article (PT)<\/a> recently published in Smart Cities magazine, ARQUILED\u2019s CEO had already stated that the transition to LEDs <strong>saves around 20% of the total energy<\/strong> consumed by municipalities, considering that street lighting represents between 30 and 50% of total energy costs.<\/p>\n<p>To \u201cJornal de Neg\u00f3cios\u201d newspaper, Miguel Allen Lima pointed out <a href=\"https:\/\/arq.trigger.pt\/en\/projects\/\" rel=\"noopener\">examples<\/a> of municipalities that have saved significantly by replacing traditional luminaires with ARQUILED&#8217;s LED luminaires, several of which have also incorporated smart street lighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bright-science.com\/en\/eccos-management-systems-smart-street-lighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ECCOS management systems<\/a>\u00a0developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bright-science.com\/en\/eccos-management-systems-smart-street-lighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Science<\/a>, an ARQUILED\u2019s spinoff specialized in smart cities\u2019 solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article in Jornal de Neg\u00f3cios.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;71650&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interviewed by the newspaper Jornal de Neg\u00f3cios, Miguel Allen Lima says that the 10% reduction in energy consumption proposed by the EU is achievable without cuts in street lighting. 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