Signify Gets NY Order for 500K Streetlights

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has partnered with Signify to support Smart Street Lighting NY, a statewide program that calls for at least 500,000 streetlights throughout the state to be replaced with energy-efficient LED technology by 2025. To date, more than 50,000 LED streetlights have been installed or are currently being installed under the program.

Gil Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO, said in the press release, “In addition to illumining roadways, street lighting systems are essential vertical assets in smart city deployments. Municipalities can save money on their utility bills and maintenance costs by adopting connected LED lighting while leveraging the value of their street lighting systems for additional benefits.”

According to Abebe Woldemariam, street lighting program coordinator for the city of Rochester, “The Interact City platform opens up a variety of options for city maintenance and governance. We can now remotely monitor the system via a central dashboard, identifying required maintenance very quickly. Should any glitch occur, the system proactively prompts managers even before our residents have noticed, and that’s a big plus.”

The NYPA release said a municipality can add sensors to monitor various aspects of the lighting system and city’s environment, improving urban quality of life and management. For instance, by deploying streetlight tilt/vibration and noise sensors on connected streetlights, cities can help protect roads and drivers by rectifying streetlights and poles when they are out of position and identify areas where noise reduction measures are needed.

And with its open APIs, the Signify Interact City  used with the streetlights can share data collected via sensors with the IT systems of firefighters, emergency medical services and other first responders, enabling them to react quickly when incidents occur. In addition, streetlight smart poles like BrightSites can serve as suitable places on which to hang cellular equipment bundles and host WiFi transmitters for online access or even act as charging stations for electronic vehicles.