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Guadalajara installs 12,000 smart LED street lights
The Spanish city of Guadalajara has installed 12,000 connected LED streetlights, which will enable the city council to monitor, control and manage its entire network of street lighting on a web browser.
The system from Philips will enable lighting managers to monitor the performance of individual LED street lights in near real time, and dim or increase brightness in certain areas – such as busy pedestrian crossings or public squares.
The combination of energy efficient lighting with remote management is aimed to help the city, which is located 60 km north-east of Madrid, reduce its carbon footprint. According to Philips, Guadalajara has seen immediate electricity savings of around 68% compared to its previous lighting system, which will equate to an annual carbon dioxide emission reduction of around 4,200 tonnes.
‘We were keen to implement a sustainable public lighting system that not only provides our citizens and visitors with the light they need today but which is also scalable and flexible to meet the future needs of our city,’ said Antonio Román, Mayor at Guadalajara City Council. ‘What we now have is a smart new digital infrastructure that gives us the option to connect sensors and offer smart city functionality if we so wish.’
The system is enabling the Guadalajara City Council to also manage the 198 street cabinets located throughout the city – which enables power outages and leakage to be detected and resolved quickly, and helps energy service companies to more precisely manage power consumption from the grid.
