Wuxi Introduces First National Lighting Local Regulations

From October 1, the "Wuxi City Lighting Regulations" will be formally implemented. This is the first local lighting regulations for urban lighting in the country. “In the future, after the street lighting in the community reaches the relevant standards, the electricity bill can be 'paid by the government'.” The relevant person of the Municipal People’s Congress introduced that this innovative livelihood legislation shows public opinion more clearly, and that the road lighting in the residential area is a functional lighting and incorporated into the city. The unified management of the lighting system is a Huimin initiative that is different from other provinces and cities in the city and responds to people's expectations.

Annual lighting costs in residential areas in the main city

“The residential area lighting is a 'semi-public product'. Should the government bear and bear more?” Previously, at the first assessment meeting before the city’s people’s congresses passed, the cost of the street lights in the community led to the enthusiasm of the deputies and representatives of the people’s representatives. discuss. The "Regulations" have adopted the opinions of the masses. Article 21 stipulates that lighting facilities in residential areas can be transferred to relevant government departments for management under the precondition of meeting relevant conditions.

According to industry sources, only this provision provides that the city government will pay approximately 10 million yuan in electricity and maintenance fees for about 30,000 lighting facilities in the residential area of ​​the main city for a year. “At present, road lighting facilities in some residential areas are still not in compliance with the handover conditions and should be implemented as soon as possible according to the “Regulations.” The relevant person of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress Legal Work Committee stated that the city’s urban lighting business is developing rapidly and the green lighting work is in the country. Both in the province and in the leading level, the "Regulations" will not only increase the city's good experience and practices in urban lighting to local laws and regulations, but also strive to solve the new problems encountered in the development.

Light Pollution Control Write Regulations Liked

Wang Xiaohua, who lives near Zhongshan Road, suffers from light pollution projected by the tall buildings across the street. Even if the rooms are still white and blind after pulling on the curtains, they often do not sleep well. The family members have complained to the relevant authorities several times and learned that the “Regulations” clearly stipulates strict controls. Light pollution, he repeatedly praised.

Focusing on the light pollution issues that are generally concerned by the masses, the "Regulations" specifically proposes three specific requirements for setting up landscape lighting facilities that should comply with light pollution control requirements and be coordinated with the surrounding environment. Chen Daqing introduced that in the actual operation in the future, the lighting design scheme, cloth lighting method and installation position will be strictly controlled, and measures such as not directly facing the windows of residents and reducing the power of the lighting lighting of buildings will be taken to reduce the occurrence of light pollution. .

Promote urban lighting sensor monitoring technology

Attentive citizens found that at night, the traffic volume of Taihu Lake New City was low, and some roads such as Wuhu Avenue and Gonghu Avenue closed the slow road lights, which did not affect lighting and saved energy. With such an intelligent control system, energy-saving control measures for zoning, time-sharing, and grading are exactly what the "Regulations" require.

The energy consumption caused by urban lighting is also one of the focuses of the public. In order to promote the construction of a conservation-oriented society and green lighting in cities, the "Regulations" expressly require innovative energy-saving models to encourage the use of internal light to reduce the energy consumption of other landscape lighting for the use of new energy in units and houses on both sides of important roads and landscape rivers in cities. Scientifically apply renewable energy such as solar energy and wind energy, promote efficient light sources and lamps, prohibit the use of high-efficiency, low-efficiency lighting products, and eliminate high-efficiency and low-efficiency lighting facilities within a time limit.

The relevant personage of the city lighting management office introduced, the city has already finished the sensory monitoring of the public lighting of the main city district, realize the unified control of the street lamp, landscape lamp and other ancillary facilities and 24-hour monitoring, install more than 1100 sets of sensor control terminal. The plan is to implement technology promotion in Huishan and New Districts, and give full play to the advantages of sensor network technology to maximize energy conservation.