RealTerm Energy, a leader in providing energy-efficient turnkey LED street-lighting conversions for municipalities, and Ubicquia, a company dedicated to making intelligent street infrastructure that is easy to deploy and monitor, today announced they have completed 25 smart street lighting projects and are in the final stages of completing projects in 5 other cities across the United States and Canada. RealTerm Energy has also deployed other Ubicquia streetlight platforms for air quality monitoring, public WIFI and video analytics to enhance public safety.
These cities, concerned about their carbon footprint, have converted their streetlights to LED and implemented smart lighting controls. Over half the cities in North America have made the conversion to LED lights; but less than 10% have opted to add lighting controls. Lighting controls can deliver an additional ~20% in energy savings by enabling communities to implement remote dimming schedules. They also give cities real-time alerts that help them predict, prevent, and address challenges, thereby radically improving operational efficiency. According to research by Northeast Group, LED conversions with smart lighting controls typically result in a 60-80% reduction in energy usage, along with a corresponding reduction in carbon emissions.
“As the market evolves and municipalities begin to understand LED streetlight technology, we are seeing the adoption of smart controls at the beginning of the process,” said Mike Coyle, Sales and Marketing Vice President at RealTerm Energy.
The cities are using the following platforms to deliver savings:
- UbiCell Smart Streetlight Controller, which installs in minutes and is compatible with 360 million streetlights worldwide. The controllers allow communities to schedule and dim lights, enabling them to reduce power consumption, carbon emissions and cost.
- UbiSmart™ Air Quality Monitor Plus (AQM+), which gives cities a way to monitor particulate pollution and other air quality hazards. This platform can identify potential environmental risks, such as a forest fire or pollutants, which may be harmful to people’s health.
- UbiVu, a cloud-based management tool that makes monitoring and operating cities’ intelligent street infrastructure easy and intuitive. Cities can use this to monitor energy usage data and air quality, as well as troubleshoot equipment and perform scheduling.
“By deploying next-generation smart lighting controls and air quality monitoring platforms in communities across the country, RealTerm Energy and Ubicquia are helping municipalities improve the environment and quality of life for their residents,” said Mark Carter, Vice President of Smart Solutions, RealTerm Energy. “We are proud to work with Ubicquia and community leaders to help cities and towns make significant, measurable cuts to their environmental impact, energy usage, and costs.”
“We are honored to be a valued smart city technology partner to RealTerm Energy,” said Ian Aaron, CEO of Ubicquia. “Mark and his team have a proven LED streetlight conversion program that saves their municipal customers money, energy and reduces greenhouse gas emission. Our easy to install and manage platforms, combined with RealTerm Energy’s expertise is making smart city services a reality to cities of all sizes.”