LED street lighting will be installed in Warrington

A couple of months ago in the city of Warrington began active work on replacing street lighting with new LED lamps. The city council of a small English town in the north of Cheshire County decided to change the current “orange” sodium lights to LED lighting to reduce the carbon footprint and energy consumption, thereby making the city more environmentally friendly.

LED lighting will produce a whiter, clearer light that is significantly better than traditional lighting. This will help improve visibility and provide a sense of increased safety for the population.

The City Council is investing £25 million to upgrade street lighting poles and lights. Over the next three years, approximately 18,000 streetlights will be upgraded. The move is expected to reduce light pollution, electricity consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

Philips’ combination of white fluorescent PL lamps and Mini Luma LED lights will replace existing SOX (low pressure sodium lamps) lamps.




Modern efficient structures and equipment will provide the direction of light on the highway, so as not to disturb the residents of nearby houses with bright light through the windows. “White light has been shown to make objects clearer and more recognizable, even if the lighting level is lower,” a council official said. “This is especially important for older adults and people with poor eyesight.”

The images below clearly demonstrate the benefits of using LED lighting:




Lighting the street before lamp replacement




Lighting the street after changing lamps

The new lighting scheme will also feature a central control system from Philips, allowing the City Council to control the lighting.

Street lighting in Warrington currently costs the city £1.4m annually and is responsible for 17% of the city's carbon dioxide emissions. More than 60% of current street lighting has not been upgraded in 25 years or longer. Two-thirds of the 27,000 lanterns will be replaced by the summer of 2017 as part of a phased program.

This initiative is part of the “Invest to Save” project, funded by the investment program. The phases of the lighting replacement program will be based on a set of criteria that include the age and external condition of the pole, and will take into account known defects, location and estimates of potential energy savings.

The City Council approaches the process with the usual English courtesy: notifications of the start of work will be posted in advance. Even a slight deviation from the schedule is possible, but according to the official website of the City Council, this will not affect the necessary street lighting and all inconveniences will be minimized.

The new lighting system will include the ability to change the level of lighting as necessary - during dark, as well as, for example, during urban events. This will be done in real time through a remote monitoring system or with pre-programmed lights.

Source: facepla.net