Siemens will replace 9,000pcs street lights at New Hampshire Manchester. About 4,500pcs street lights have been in the transformation, the transformation is expected to end in late September. Siemens will also be responsible for the necessary services and maintenance work. LED technology can reduce electricity consumption by 60%, thus bringing huge economic benefits for the city each year in energy and maintenance costs (such as replacing light bulbs, etc.) both save up to $ 500,000 (about € 450,000 or more).
Manchester, New Hampshire will be the first street into durable and energy-efficient LED lamps city. LED lights are brighter than conventional light sources, can provide a safer lighting for public spaces. An important factor in addition to the safety factor, considering its energy consumption is selected. Europe consumes about 60 terawatt lights of each year (TWh, ie 60 billion degrees) electricity, accounted for 2.5% of Europe's total electricity consumption. Widespread use of LED technology lights can reduce annual power consumption of 64%, reduced to 22TWh, the equivalent of nearly 1,900 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
