How street lights will illuminate the way for the smart cities of the future
IoT Now Magazine | December 07, 2016
There are currently about 282 million street lights in the world, and this number is expected to reach 338.9 million by 2025. Street lights account for approximately 40% of any given city’s electricity budget – which can amount to tens of millions of dollars for larger cities. What if those lights could be made more efficient? Dimmed at certain times, says Mike Holt of gridComm, turned off completely when not needed, etc. – the point is, those costs can be reduced. Significantly.