Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs

Dusan Gordic, Vladimir Vukasinovic, Zoran Kovacevic, Mladen Josijevic and Dubravka Zivkovic
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Dusan Gordic: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Sestre Janic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Vladimir Vukasinovic: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Sestre Janic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Zoran Kovacevic: EPS Distribution, Slobode 7, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Mladen Josijevic: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Sestre Janic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Dubravka Zivkovic: Institute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, Jovana Cvijica bb, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: The costs related to the operation of street lighting can be significant expenses for municipalities; therefore, it is very important to take advantage of opportunities for improving energy efficiency. In this paper, the authors studied the effects of the implementation of energy efficiency measures in a street lighting system. Different scenarios, including replacing luminaires, replacing inefficient lamps, and installing a dimming control system, are analysed. The model includes a detailed analysis of the techno-economic characteristics of both LED street luminaires and LED corn bulbs available on the market. The results show that the replacement of low-power, high-intensity discharge lamps with LED corn bulbs is an economically favourable solution that provides desirable economic project parameters with relatively low investments. Moreover, in the case of a relatively low price of electricity for street lighting, it is the preferable solution in most scenarios.

Keywords: LED corn bulbs; energy efficiency; street lighting; economic analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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