About 6,000 high-pressure sodium lamps are replaced with LED lights each month. The city estimates that LED lamp installation will save 60% energy consumption and 55% equipment maintenance costs.
It is worth mentioning that this new type of LED light has also received the "Dark Sky" certification, thanks to their customized beam direction, which means that light pollution and interference with the surrounding animals are greatly reduced.
Thanks to the increased color and contrast, new urban lighting can improve the visibility of different road users and thus increase safety. Street lights located near parks and environmental attractions have a color temperature of 1800K, which the city says will not interfere with the animal's circadian rhythm.
In fact, last year there were reports that the Montreal city government was making a decision to replace the light source of the street lamp with LED. The public has been thinking about determining which color temperature to use because the public has doubts about the possible health problems caused by high color temperature. The product.
In addition to environmental benefits, the new intelligent lighting system provides other benefits to the city and the public. For example, the intelligent lighting management system can measure energy consumption in real time, adjust the light intensity according to weather conditions, traffic conditions or outdoor activities, and quickly intervene in the event of street lamp damage or failure.
In addition, streetlights will be combined with potential applications that the smart city can use in the future, such as snow and flood detection, pollution monitoring and waste management. The launch of the largest intelligent LED streetlight project will make Montreal a “smart city”.