The use of modern LED luminaires in road lighting allows for significant energy savings and can be an opportunity to improve lighting conditions on illuminated road sections. Therefore, cities, municipalities and road managers decide to invest in modern lighting solutions.
What kind of roads are illuminated and how is the quality of the road lighting verified?
The European standard EN 13201 Road Lighting provides the basis for the design and assessment of road lighting parameters. In 2014, Technical Committee 169 “Light and Lighting” (CEN/TC169) of the European Commission for Standardization published the first part of the new version of the existing standard – Technical Report, containing guidelines and procedures for the selection of lighting requirements. At the end of 2015, the remaining parts of the updated version of the standard were published, including the latest – the fifth one, concerning the assessment of energy performance of road lighting installations.