Lighting network modernization

Last October, Ville de Saint-Lazare began modernizing its street lighting network by replacing 475 high-pressure sodium streetlight bulbs with light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires.

LED technology is renowned for its efficiency, longevity and high energy-saving potential. Savings are significant, both in terms of energy consumption and maintenance costs.

The integration of an intelligent lighting management system will make it possible to control lighting hours and intensity remotely, as well as detect breakdowns and failures.

This solution is also environmentally friendly, reducing light pollution from street lighting as much as possible, while responding favorably to visibility and road safety issues.

Project schedule and progress:

• Phase 1 - conversion of municipal street lighting: ± 90% complete;
• Phase 2 - conversion of street lighting along provincial highways / major access roads: awaiting authorization from le ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable.

What are the advantages of LED lighting?

• Greater safety thanks to improved road visibility;
• 5 times longer life compared to the high-pressure sodium bulbs widely used by municipalities, reducing maintenance needs;
• Up to 70% in energy savings;
• Reduced light pollution from street lighting, by using more directional lighting to avoid light loss towards the sky;
• Better real-time management of lighting, offering better service to citizens.

In February 2018, the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM), in partnership with the energy-efficient services company Énergère, launched a program offering Quebec cities and municipalities a bundled purchase rate to modernize public lighting networks. Ville de Saint-Lazare and around a hundred other municipalities have already benefited from this program to further the development of smart, sustainable cities.

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