Energy Saving Smart Street Lighting Set for Thurles, Drangan and Clonoulty • 600 Smart LED lights to be installed in Thurles, Drangan and Clonoulty. •
This SMART-SPACE Lighting Project is 60% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the transnational cooperation programme Interreg North-West Europe.
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This Lighting Project will contribute to CO2 reduction.
Public street lighting is accountable for 35% of Tipperary County Councilʼs energy consumption. Upgrading an old streetlight to a standard LED can reduce energy costs by up to 50%. Currently, 28% of Tipperaryʼs total public street lighting is LED. Going a step further and installing Smart Lighting can result in even more energy savings and reduce CO2 emissions. As part of the Interreg North West Europe SMART-SPACE Project, working with 12 partners throughout Europe, Tipperary County Council is piloting smart lighting systems in Thurles, Drangan and Clonoulty. A smart lighting system uses technology such as motion detectors to monitor movement and adjusts the lighting accordingly. The Roads Department is delighted to advise that Tipperary County Council has been shortlisted in the seventeenth annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2021 for this project. The Excellence in Local Government Awards 2021 (ELG Awards), sponsored by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are held to recognise and celebrate the outstanding work being carried out by local authorities all over Ireland. This year, the awards will be hosted via an online ceremony on Thursday 18th November 2021. Best of luck to all involved in the project on behalf of Tipperary County Council, Tipperary Energy Agency and project Partners.
Over the coming months 600 SMART Led light will be install in the 3 Pilot Sites Thurles, and the Villages Drangan and Clonoulty.
Over the coming months 600 Smart LED lights will be installed across the 3 pilot sites. Tipperary County Council has been working with Tipperary Energy Agency and our EU project partners on this smart LED lighting pilot initiative which will be one of the largest installations of smart lights of any county council in Ireland. 40% of the associated costs are being funded by Tipperary County Council with the remaining 60% being funded by Interreg North West Europe (EU). SSE Airtricity Utility Solutions were awarded the contract following the tender process and they have commenced the installation of the Smart Lights.
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