Save money with LED lights

Denia saves half a million euros by switching to the LED public lighting system, saving money and the environment. 

The City Council found a resolution to the high costs of energy bills by requesting the SITELEC Energy Services Company to replace more than 4,000 streetlights in the municipality. The replacement has already begun, saving more than half a million euros on the energy bill.

 The Councilor for Territory and Urban Quality, Maria Josep Ripoll explained that “the savings in emissions will now be 1,250 tons of CO2 per year,” and since the energy consumption was reduced by more than 3 million kWh/year to 900,000, “70% energy consumption savings in public lighting were now achieved.”

It was highlighted that not only does this aid the municipal economy but it also reduces light pollution, allowing the town to meet the standards of the European regulations.

The lighting equipment was changed in Denia´s football fields alongside the sports centre, and photovoltaic installations will now be planted on the roofs of the Trinquet “El Rovellet” and the Joan Fuster sports pavilion.

Once installed, these facilities will produce 234,000 kWh each year, supplying the two sports venues and other municipal offices with all the electricity they require.

Ripoll announced that the roads of Les Marines and Les Routes will be renovated with LED light systems and more photovoltaic installations can potentially be placed in the Cervantes school, the House of Culture or the Mercat.