Road Lighting

• Road Lighting in Australia consumes over 1,035 GWh of electricity per annum which produces 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂.
• Inadequate or insufficiently maintained road lighting contributes to poor road safety and area patronage, while encouraging crime and vandalism.
• Appropriate use of road lighting can decrease or maximise the amount of electricity consumed, create a safer environment for vehicle and pedestrian traffic, as well as minimise greenhouse emissions and overall operating costs.

We have the ability to efficiently and economically survey all your road lighting assets to provide cheaper, greener and safer street lighting solutions.

We are the sole Australian Licensee of HiSLAT (High Speed Lighting Assessment Technology) developed by Odyssey Energy in New Zealand.

Poor lighting contributes to poor road safety and crime.   Road lighting is frequently overlooked due to a lack of knowledge, or the mistaken belief that because a light is working, it is sufficient.  Improvements in the overall lighting level can dramatically increase the overall 'ambience' of an area, which draws more people/patronage at night and decreases the risk to vehicle and pedestrian traffic, while also discouraging crime and vandalism.

Road lighting in Australia costs $210 million per annum.  Are you getting what you pay for?  You are charged a fixed amount for the size and number of lights on the lighting database, regardless of efficiency or operation of the lights.  If lights are not working or have old lamps that are in need of replacement, you are paying for poor lighting.  We can provide unbiased and repeatable assessments and inspections to determine whether the level of road lighting is sufficient and whether road lighting contractors are conducting appropriate and effective maintenance.  Until HiSLAT there has been no practical or economical way of quickly and repeatedly  measuring the level of lighting actually being delivered.

Environmental Impact.  Road lighting comprises 30-50% of emissions for Local Government.  Global Warming and greenhouse gas emissions are becoming ever more critical considerations.  Good lighting should not produce glare or spill lighting and can be extremely efficient.  Electrical demand may not be reduced, but usage should be maximised; lighting efficiency (lumens per watt) can often be dramatically improved.  Good road lighting minimises the environmental impact and can also be of considerable economical advantage.  For more information on road lighting and the environment, please click here.

Effective Road Lighting Solutions.  The advantage of our analyses and graphical results is that we can provide a correlation between a physical database and and the illumination locations.  We can readily advise you of which road lights are working efficiently (or producing too much or too little light) allowing for considerable savings.  Results can readily be viewed (various media formats available) enabling adequate planning, and cost-effective resource allocation and management.