{"id":213688,"date":"2022-01-26T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T15:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/?page_id=213688"},"modified":"2022-09-22T18:18:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:18:32","slug":"public-lighting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/public-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Public lighting"},"content":{"rendered":" \n \n
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    What is public lighting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Any luminous power projected onto an open space (a road, street, park, or beach) for public use is considered public lighting. It is generally state responsibility, though it may be managed privately through concessions. It’s the opposite of lighting in private spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How did public lighting come to be?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Among the many extravagances of France’s King Louis XIV, perhaps the only one that immediately had a direct, positive impact on the people of France was the creation of street lighting. Known as the Sun King, Louis XIV decided to gift Parisians with a system of 2,700 oil lanterns hung throughout the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is how Paris earned the nickname the “City of Light,” as it was the first lighted city in the world. The capital laid the foundations for the city as we now know it. Thanks to public lighting, Paris became a relatively safe city at nighttime, and businesses began to create shop windows to display their wares to passers-by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What does public lighting look like today?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Street lighting has evolved rapidly from the oil lamps of the 17th century to the solar panels of the 21st century. Over time, public lighting has been taken for granted, and how it’s done has become particularly important. Nowadays, energy efficiency and the environmental footprint this lighting entails carry a lot of weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Currently, small cities and large metropolises share an interest in smart monitoring and management of their public lighting networks; the aim is to make them as efficient as possible<\/a>. Ferrovial has worked alongside several city councils to manage energy efficiency and integrate public lighting services with LED lamps and remote controls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What are the benefits of public lighting with LEDs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The main factor that sets LED lighting apart from various traditional lighting technologies is its energy efficiency, which entails a host of ecological and social benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n