Adelaide Turns On Smart Lights

The city of Adelaide is trialling smart LED street lights that automatically dim when not required and harvest light from other sources to save power.The city has installed a strip of 64 lights along
Pirie Street and Hindmarsh Square in the CBD.

At night the lights are set at a lower level. As a pedestrian or vehicle
approaches, motion sensors adjust them to full strength.

Technology within the lighting units allows them to communicate usage
statistics and breakages back to the council’s base.

The trial began on May 16 and will last for five weeks.