According to a new report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice, unit shipments of LED lamps for street lights will rise from fewer than 3 million in 2012 to more than 17 million in 2020. The report says costs for LED streetlighting systems have fallen as much as 50% over the last 18 months.
“LED lamps allow for better dimming control than standard street lights, and their electronics allow for easy integration of control nodes,” says Pike Research’s Senior Research Analyst Eric Woods. “Rising sales of LED lamps will therefore drive up the adoption of smart street lighting systems, which promise to bring new levels of control and efficiency to the illumination of our cities, communities, highways, and public spaces.”