Editor's Choice Articles

The following articles on street lighting and smart controls have been selected from publications around the world to highlight large-scale deployments as well as key technology and policy developments.


September 2022

City of Memphis selects Ameresco to lead 77,000 unit LED smart street lighting project
Edinburgh LED street lighting upgrade wins UK Energy Project of the Year award
Flashnet NB-IoT smart controls to be deployed on 75,000 LEDs in Washington, D.C.
AT&T is deploying streetlight-powered 5G small cells
New York City used improved street lighting to cut crime without more arrests
LED street lighting switch across Staffordshire, UK to cut county council energy costs by £1.5 million a year
Danish local governments consider cutting street lighting to save energy amid soaring costs


April 2022

Chicago completes largest wireless smart streetlight program in the US
Washington to Smarten Its Streetlights With LEDs and Wifi
Then vs now: Photos show how much LED lights have changed Christchurch's nightscape
City of Ballarat shines light on energy efficiency | The National Tribune
Study suggests fewer car thefts on roads with ‘part-night lighting’
New LED street lights in Fairfield have environmental and financial benefits
Lincolnshire County Council proposing to do without new street lighting
Study shows advances in street lighting are reducing the efficacy of coastal species' camouflage


December 2021

Signify acquires Telensa
Installed base of smart streetlights nears 20 million
Bouygues to upgrade 43,000 street lights with LEDs and smart controls for Suffolk County Council, UK
Smart street lights to save Christchurch, NZ ratepayers $1.5m
Smart street lights trialled in Lyon only illuminate if someone passes
Lighting the Regions to slash millions in energy and maintenance costs
Parramatta leads way with largest smart streetlighting upgrade in NSW
New Zealand's largest dark sky reserve one step closer
New York State Ahead of Schedule in Retrofitting 500,000 Streetlights with Energy-efficient LEDs
Egypt to replace 1.5 million more street lights with smart LEDs
The Future of Street Lighting in Smart Cities – The Benefits of 2-node Architecture
Telensa demonstrates TALQ interoperability on Georgia street lights
The argument for switching off lights at night - BBC Future
Light pollution from street lamps linked to insect loss - BBC News

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