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City Cuts Energy Use, CO2 Emissions with LonWorks® Network

The Customer

Milton Keynes City Council
Milton Keynes, U.K.

The Challenge

The city of Milton Keynes was experiencing rising energy and maintenance costs due to its aging street lighting equipment.

The Solution

Milton Keynes upgraded to a monitored street lighting system based on LonWorks technology. The system uses new lower-wattage streetlights that last longer, offer higher-quality lighting, and communicate over existing power lines via Echelon’s power line technology. Echelon’s i.LON 100 Internet Servers monitor and control the streetlights, automatically dimming some or all of them based on traffic, weather, and available light. The system also remotely analyzes lamp behavior and identifies any lamp failures.

Key Benefits

• Reduced energy use by 40%.
• Reduced light pollution and CO2 emissions.
• Reduced maintenance costs.
• Improved driver and pedestrian safety.

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