public lighting is switched on on demand in Epron, near Caen

In Epron, a town of 1,500 inhabitants north of Caen, “public lighting comes on when needed” sums up Gérard Divier, the deputy in charge of the works. To lower electricity bills, three districts of the city have been testing the website since the spring of 2022. I light up my street
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Lights out between midnight and 5:30 a.m.

Public lighting is switched off every night between midnight and 5:30 a.m. but the inhabitants can reactivate it according to their need. One click is enough explains Charlotte, who has become accustomed to going to the “I light up my street” website. Once geolocated, all he has to do is press the bulb and the light comes on.”in my street and those nearby“. Public lighting is then launched to four minutes.

Four to five ignitions per night

Since the “I light up my street” site has been tested, public lighting has been on on average four to five times a night. ” Anyway, at night we don’t need light, we sleep” smiles Carmen, a retiree living in the district of the town hall who understands the need and the urgency to save money. Which is already the case! Gérard Divier has made his accounts: since the beginning of the experience, “the electricity consumption of these three districts down 40%” and on “an average budget of 40 to 50,000 euros“It is very appreciable recognizes the deputy in charge of the works.

The device should be definitively adopted and generalized to the whole of the city of Epron by the end of the year.