A municipality more efficient energy-saving and better lit.
This is the objective of the Department of Urban Quality from the implementation of a plan to improve public lighting in the streets of the town.
To this end, since 2008 the City is performing different actions, both in lighting, and municipal buildings, which account for less economic cost and energy efficiency
This has ensured that, in just five years, energy consumption in public lighting has decreased by 28.97%.
The cost-saving measures in street lighting:
o Installation of astronomical clocks with a reduction in daily time on half an hour.
Advance or the application of reduced flow fixtures from 12 midnight on power.
o Implementation of LED type lights instead of traditional lamp download the new facilities.
The type LED luminaires have a consumption about 50% less than traditional.
Disconnecting or points of light in areas sparsely populated duplicate or facilities.
Were disconnected about 20,000 points, which is 22% of the existing 92,000 points.
o Implementation of remote control systems with which it is also possible to control the operation of the light spots, reduce by 90% the consumption of the LED lights in periods of very low use of public roads.
Replacing old or 12,000 luminaires 100W discharge lamps by lamps 50 W., at no cost to the City because it is a improvement offered by the contractor Maintenance Service Street Lighting.
This measurement is running.
With regard to measures in municipal buildings, have installed equipment of reactive power compensation, substituted measuring equipment rentals for equipment owned, implemented centralized management systems in air-conditioning and implemented systems for energy regulation intelligent buildings like Abenarabi or the Plaza de Europa
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia