LED towns sprang up all over the world to learn how the big cities, such as LED technology is effective in the conservation of energy and conservation of taxpayer dollars. In the past, most LED cities through changes in car parks, street lighting, traffic lights, and things like that in the transition from incandescent bulbs to energy efficient LED lights worked. Today, these changes are ongoing in all cities LED, but there are many cities havevery creative with their technology implementation.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada is a city that demonstrates how a city can be creative when it comes to using energy efficient LED lights, has. In fact, Toronto, Ontario the first city in Canada to be known as an LED City, and is the first city in Canada to join the LED City initiative. There are other cities that are officially "LED City" Raleigh, North Carolina may, from Ann Arbor, MI, Austin, TX, and Torraca in Italy. ThisInitiative is based on best practices to evaluate, share and promote the provision of lighting technology through its municipal utility.
LED lighting technology, especially when used at the level of the whole city, has been known to consume 90% less electricity and lights longer than incandescent bulbs. Toronto has allowed these savings through the installation of energy saving light bulbs in street lighting, parking and pedestrian areas in highlight areas. LEDFestive lights will be used as well as all state-controlled lighting holiday has now been converted to LED technology.
But in Toronto, has taken a step further. Perhaps the most prominent public building in Toronto is the CN Tower, a beacon of strength for many of Toronto, and the most famous symbol of the city. All the lights of the CN Tower, are converted to LED technology, which in turn the spotlight of public space, Exhibition Place. ThisChanges have worked alone, the city of Toronto, 50% of their consumption of energy and cost savings each year. When you add this major change, with the addition of the transition from more than 160,000 streetlights in Toronto, the city of Toronto, not only to save on energy consumption. They also save a total of $ 6 million dollars annually in electricity costs. More importantly, the estimated reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases with these changes the ball about 18,000 tons is parked.
Managed computersBillboards are another measure, Toronto in the conversion to energy efficient LED lighting has taken over. These posters are posters that feature LED technology and feature light controlled by an operator. These signs along the highway and in major urban centers of Toronto booked another example of the great efforts of the city are doing to conserve energy.
The number of LEDs is growing cities, even though they are far from becoming the norm. However, iflarge urban centers like Toronto, Ontario instrumental variations than those who made them, serve as shining examples of other cities around the world, which is every step towards greater energy efficiency is a step towards environmental awareness and cost savings. Changing a major public landmarks such as the CN Tower is a way that LED city, you can say, hey, it's time to change. If we can do, so you can.
~ Ben Anton, 2008
