Quebec to install 80,000 LED streetlights in six years

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Upgrading the network will cost $ 190 million, but will save $ 5.4 million a year.

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02 Dec 2021 • 20 minutes ago • <1 minute read • Join the conversation

Most of the street lights on Quebec roads are high pressure sodium or metal halide bulbs. These will be replaced by LED bulbs for the next six years.
Most of the street lights on Quebec roads are high pressure sodium or metal halide bulbs. These will be replaced by LED bulbs for the next six years. Photo by Dario Ayala /Montreal Gazette Archives

QUEBEC – Nearly 80,000 streetlights along Quebec’s road network will be modernized over the next six years, the transportation department announced this week.

The government will spend $ 190 million to install light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which offer a brighter light more focused on the road, improving visibility for users and with more energy efficiency and a longer life, reducing consumption. electricity and maintenance costs by at least 40 percent, for an annual savings of $ 5.4 million, the transportation department said.

Most of the street lights on Quebec roads are high-pressure sodium or metal halide bulbs, using technology that is over 40 years old. Around 5,550 LED lamps are already installed on the network.

Reference-montrealgazette.com

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