LED street light entry into rural areas brings great changes

LED street light entry into rural areas brings great changes

   Street or road light is a significant part of urban lighting. Traditional street lighting uses high pressure sodium lamps which emit light at 360°. Great energy wastes emerged as light loss is huge in HPS lamps. Thus there are growing trend that clean energy is widely used across the globe to curb the problem of increasing environment deterioration. In China energy conservation is also an urgent task when facing growing power shortage problem as economy development rises. Therefore, new-type higher energy-efficient LED street lights are welcomed to move into city and rural areas.

   As pace of urbanization quickened, LED street lights step on the lighting stage due to the goods of directional light, low power consumption, good driving performance, rapid response speed, longer life and environment friendly. LEDs become optimum and ideal choice to replace traditional street lights.

   Previously, enough attention was not paid to street light pervasion, causing slim traffic movement. Currently, LED street light deliver nighttime visibility and peace-of-mind for the residents.

   The requirement and standard for street lighting is tightened accordingly. For the purpose of meeting requirement of energy conservation, street light system turns from traditional street lighting to higher energy-efficient LED products. In the eleven five-year plan, twelve five-year plan and latest thirteen five-year plan, LED street light is invested considerably, as a pillar industry to push development of green energy conversation industry.