LED STREETLIGHTS

REVOLUTIONARY STRIDE IN CONTEXT

OF POWER SAVING

CONTENTS
STREET LIGHT
WHAT IS A LED
SALIENT FEATURES
STATISTICS AND RECORDS
THE PLAN
THE INSPIRATION
THE SAVINGS
INSTALLED STREET LIGHTS IN INDIA

STREET LIGHT
IMPORTANT AND EXPENSIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF

CITY, (10%38%) OF TOTAL ENERGY BILLS WORLD

WIDE (NYCGP 2009)
ENERGY EFFICIENT STREET LIGHTS CAN CUT DOWN

STREET LIGHT COST UPTO 60%

EFFICIENT STREET LIGHTING CAN ALSO REDUCE

GREEN HOUSE EMMISIONS

ENERGY-EFFICIENT STREET
LIGHTING PROJECT CYCLE

COMPARING THE BEST AVAILABLE LAMP

TECHNOLOGY

WHILE COMPARING THE DIFFERENT LAMP

TECHNOLOGIES MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE
TABLE, IT IS FOUND THAT LED LIGHT :

HAS HIGHER ENERGY SAVINGS.

HAS LOWER MAINTENANCE COST.

HAS LONGER LIFE.

IS MUCH MORE ECO-FRIENDLY.

WHAT IS A LED ?
STANDS FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
SIMPLY THE FUTURE OF LIGHTING
NOT GETTING INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND LED WE

CAN SAY THAT IT IS THE IDEAL GREEN LIGHT

SALIENT FEATURES
VERY LOW POWER CONSUMPTION.
REDUCED MAINTENANCE COSTS DUE TO LONG LIFE(50000 Hrs

WITH 70% LUMENS MAINTAINED)

DO NOT CONTAIN TOXIC CHEMICALS (E.G., MERCURY)
NO PRODUCTION OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT (WHICH IS WHAT

ATTRACTS INSECTS)
NO GLARE EFFECT, REDUCING VISUAL FATIGUE FOR BOTH

DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS

SOLID STATE (NOT FRAGILE) DEVICE.

HIGH LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY
FRONTAL DIRECTIONALITY (BEST SUITED FOR

STREETLIGHTS)
INSTANT LIGHT (PROMOTES SECURITY).
HIGH COLOR INDEX, PROVIDING BRIGHT, TRUE

COLORS DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS.

ILLUSTRATION FOR DIRECTIONALITY

LED STREET LIGHT

SODIUM STREET LIGHT

Comparison of lighting patterns from LED and Sodium Street light. The
focused nature of the LED system places light on the roadway and also
drastically reduces light pollution.

STATISTICS AND RECORDS

PARAMETERS

LED

CFL

INCANDESCEN
T

Life in Hours

50000

10000

1500

Lumens /Watt

100+

54

11

Eco-friendly

Yes

No

No

UV rays

No

Yes

Yes

Infrared rays

No

Yes

Yes

Generate thermal
heat

No

Yes

Yes

JUSTIFICATION
LED LAMP

NORMAL STREET LAMP

THE PLAN
FUNDING FOR STREET LIGHTING IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT

AS ELECTRIC COSTS RISE AND THE AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL

FUNDS GET TIGHTER.
WHAT IF A TECHNOLOGY IS INCORPORATED THAT WOULD

CREATE SIGNIFICANT ENERGY AND MAINTENANCE SAVINGS.

LEDs REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION TO ONE AND A HALF

TIMES AND LASTS 5 TIMES LONGER THAN CONVENTIONAL

LIGHTING.
THE PLAN IS TO REPLACE ALL THE EXISTING HPSV OR

MERCURY STREET LAMPS WITH LED LIGHTS IN THE STATE OF

UTTAR PRADESH AND EVENTUALLY IN WHOLE OF THE NATION.

THE INSPIRATION
LED PROJECTS IN INDIA
KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION

COMPANY LTD
HYDERABAD STREET LIGHTS
WEST BENGAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
RESULTS: 400 HPSV STREET LIGHTS REPLACED BY

EQUIVALENT LEDS IN 9 STREETS IN KOLKATA

THE SAVINGS
CONVERTING TO LED STREETLIGHTS SAVES OVER

50% ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND NEARLY 80%

ON MAINTENANCE.
A LOAD RELIEF OF OVER 560 MEGAWATTS ON THE

GRID
THESE CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON 1991 CENSUS

AND IT WILL AT LEAST BE TWICE THESE FIGURES

NOW

SAVING IN COMPARISION TO NORMAL STREET LIGHT :-

60 WATT SODIUM LAMP HAVE SAME LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY AS OF

25 WATT LED LAMP.
60 WATT SODIUM LAMP

25 WATT LED LAMP

145 KG CO2

60 KG CO2

NEARLY 1.72 MW AND 1 TONNE OF CARBON EMMISION IS SAVED IN

WHOLE LIFE SPAN.

AN OVERVIEW OF LED STREET LIGHT

PROJECTS IN INDIA.

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