Why have Citygrid System
A modern light management system has many advantages. Discover them too.
Say hello to a smart solution
The Citygrid solution is designed to be open, scalable and future-proof. Lighting accounts for up to 15 percent of global energy consumption and by using the latest smart lighting solutions, we can reduce energy consumption by up to 90 percent.
Smart lighting is therefore an important part of our current and future offering. This means we can reduce both the environmental impact of our solutions and the cost for our customers.
In addition, connected solutions create new business opportunities and are gaining significant interest in the market. Sensor data collection and integrations with city management systems open up new partnerships and opportunities that can generate new insights and value for you.
No energy wasted
We have two rules - don't use more energy than you need to and don't use light when it is not needed. So how do we apply the rules? Our answer is Citygrid. It is our innovative wireless lighting control system that balances the need to minimise energy usage with the needs of the people within the space. Being able to control and monitor the lighting of a city or area may first and foremost bring to your mind turning on and off power, but not in this case.
One of the biggest advantages with Citygrid is that you ensure the right light at the right time and place. Motion detection ensures no energy is wasted and you can save up to 90 percent energy. Roads, bike paths and parking spaces remain illuminated at minimum levels when not used. This approach can help you lower your electricity costs quite significantly as well as decreasing your carbon emissions while ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the people. In addition, reducing burn hours of a lamp also significantly increases the life of a lamp which again reduces expenses.
Lighting is also a major expense for any warehouse, parking lot or campus. With the help of Citygrid you can intelligently manage your lighting by dimming the lights when there is no movement, and then dim them up when there is movement.
You are in control
Control your luminaires from anywhere in the world. If an event requires different lighting conditions, simply adjust the settings. Additionally with Citygrid, data that is collected from the site can tell you how much energy is being used and which areas are the most energy demanding.
With our gateway you can also gain insights as to where there is the most activity and thus control the need for brightness based on this information. Imagine how much time you save knowing which lamp is broken and being able to replace it immediately to avoid certain places being in the dark for longer periods of time. This is an advantage of smart lighting as the smart system actively communicates error messages.
Improve the security
During late evenings and nights, the need for fully lit pedestrian and cycle paths, streets and other outdoor environments is often much less. However, turning off the lights completely can make us feel insecure. With the help of Citygrid, it is instead possible to meet the needs of the residents and save energy at the same time.
You can illuminate the streets and public spaces properly and create a safer and more inviting environment for nighttime activities. This not only enhances the feeling of safety but also helps reduce accidents, in contrast to poorly lit areas. Road users will have appropriate lighting regardless of when they use the road.
As lights fully activate when someone approaches, it becomes difficult for potential threats to hide in the dark and surprise road users. This system also increases security for warehouses, parking lots, or campuses. Sensitivity control and features like automatic bright exterior floodlights help security personnel track and locate intruders easily.
We support people and nature
Do you care about environmental issues? So do we! The UN predicts that 68 percent of us will live in towns and cities by 2050, meaning an additional 460,000 square miles of our planet will be urbanized. We need to share that space with forests, wildlife and insects. Plants and animals depend on Earth’s daily cycle of light and dark to govern life-sustaining behaviors such as reproduction, nourishment, sleep, and protection from predators.
In fact, artificial light at night has negative effects and is disturbing both circadian rhythms for animals and people alike. Scientific evidence suggests that light pollution contributed to over 70 percent of the obesity rates in 80 countries. We believe in creating a lighting solution that ensures safety for people, but at the same time lets the wildlife survive and thrive. When using Citygrid the controllers and sensors act as means to control the level of artificial light closely, which reduces the impact to wildlife.
Our smart lighting system can also adapt to ambient light conditions, automatically adjusting the intensity of artificial lighting to match the natural lighting available. This optimization, where you minimize the influence of artificial light through duration of illumination and the choice of colour temperatures, helps to conserve energy and minimize light pollution.