Overview
There are approximately 2.3 million street lighting lamps in service in Australia. The annual energy cost of public lighting in Australia exceeds $125 million. Street lighting is the single largest source of carbon emissions from local government, typically accounting for 30–60% of their total emissions.
The Street Lighting And Smart Controls Programme (SLSC)
The SLSC Programme, initiated by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA), brings government and industry together to accelerate the uptake of LED street lights and smart controls using best practice to improve energy productivity and energy affordability for local government, improve road safety and support the Government’s smart cities agenda.
In conjunction with the Australian Government, IPWEA released a strategic Roadmap for the SLSC programme in December 2016. The SLSC Roadmap examines Australia’s policy objectives that relate to modernising street lighting and quantifies the benefits of widespread adoption of best practice lighting technologies. The Roadmap also summarises the current situation, identifies current barriers and presents recommendations for governments and industry to focus upon in identifying an agreed action plan.
