1. Latest News
  2. Submit Press Release
  1. PR Home
  2. Latest News
  3. Feeds
  4. Alerts
  5. Submit Free Press Release
  6. Reporter Account

Streetlights To Be Turned Off. Can We Afford The Real Cost Of Dark Streets?

Street lighting is the highest single expense faced by local authorities. The cost of keeping roads and public spaces lit is rising monthly and many areas are actively reducing the number of lights in service and cutting short the hours of lighting.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 
Joliet LED streetlight
Joliet LED streetlight
PRLog (Press Release) - Jul 20, 2008 -
Street lighting remains an essential service, roads must be lit. Footpaths, parks and public areas without lighting lead to increases in urban crime, with dark spaces becoming ‘no go’ areas during the night. The cost of ‘dark streets’ needs to be evaluated in more ways than one. In many countries, like the United Kingdom, the problem and cost of providing adequate street lighting becomes more acute during the winter as night time hours increase.

If increasing power costs are the barrier to providing this essential service then the solution is already available. High power, low consumption LED street lighting has passed its infancy and is proved to offer effective street lighting with considerable power savings.

Switching to LED street lights offers up to 80% savings on power consumption and ensures a complete return on investment in less than 17 months with colossal savings over the 10 year life of the product. Resultant reductions in harmful Co2 and So2 emissions are proportional.

Conventional sodium HP or metal halide lamps have a life span of around one year requiring at least annual replacement and maintenance. Joliet LED street lights require no regular maintenance further increasing savings on replacement bulbs, access equipment and labour costs. New installations benefit from a substantial reduction in the cost of expensive heavy duty cable required for sodium lighting.

The all important ROI or payback time is one of the key factors in choosing LED replacement street lights. The latest high power LED street lights from European leader Joliet Technology offer a complete return on investment in less than two years.

Based on the current average power costs in Europe, the Joliet LED streetlight range offer payback periods of between 17 and 23 months. It is undisputed that electricity costs will increase in the foreseeable future reducing potential payback times still further.

Many countries around the world have a significantly higher cost of power than Europe. In some countries Joliet LED streetlights can offer a complete return on investment in less than one year.

Extensive information and assistance in choosing the most appropriate LED street light is available at http://www.joliet-led-streetlight.com

# # #

Joliet Technology is an international supplier of renewable energy equipment operating from European headquarters in Northern Spain with offices in France, and the United Kingdom.

--- end ---

Click to Share

Contact Email:
Issued By:Joliet Technology press office
Phone:+34 972 677798
Fax:+34 972 677796
Address:41 Placa D'Europa
Zip:17600
City/Town:Figueres
State/Province:Catalunya
Country:Spain
Industry:Environment, Lifestyle
Tags:, , energy saving street lamps
Last Updated:Jul 20, 2008
Shortcut:http://prlog.org/10091453
Disclaimer:   Issuers of the press releases are solely responsible for the content of their press releases. PRLog can't be held liable for the content posted by others.   Report Abuse

Latest Press Releases By “

More...

Upcoming Press Releases...



  1. SiteMap
  2. Privacy Policy
  3. Terms of Service
  4. Copyright Notice
  5. About
  6. Advertise
Like PRLog?
2.8K1.1K1.1K
Click to Share