Solar street lamps will replace traditional street lamps?

Although street lighting is convenient for the public, it also consumes electricity. Can we use solar energy as a street lighting source? On September 6, Luo Weidong, deputy director of the Jinan Municipal Public Utilities Bureau, said that solar street lighting technology still needs improvement, but solar lighting will eventually become a new trend. In addition, Jinan will build a streetlight maintenance center in each of the east and west to facilitate the formation of a rapid response mechanism for street lamps.

Mr. Liu, a citizen of Jinan, went to Shanghe for two days and found that the street light used on the 248 provincial road was a solar street light. "Using solar street lights, I feel very energy-saving. I don't know if the street lights in Jinan City can also install solar energy?" Mr. Liu said his ideas.

Luo Weidong said that there is currently no solar street light in the urban area of ​​Jinan. "This type of street lamp has a battery inside, which converts light energy into electricity. Although it is very environmentally friendly and energy-efficient, it has a certain life expectancy and high prices." Luo Weidong said, and the current solar street lighting technology is not perfect. Solar energy street lights can be temporarily used in places where the power supply cannot be used. It is not realistic to use solar street lights in large areas in urban areas. “Although the technology is not perfect, solar street lights are certainly the new trend of future street lighting, and will be greatly popularized as the city develops.”