Echelon said streetlights networked with Echelon's LonWorks technology can significantly reduce a city's energy and maintenance costs while improving light quality and safety. The demonstration was shown yesterday using lights installed on Turk Street (between Taylor & Jones streets) in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.

"Networked street lighting systems have been shown to reduce energy use by up to 40 percent , while improving citizen safety, dramatically lowering maintenance costs, and providing to-the- minute confirmation of lighting performance and availability," said Anders Axelsson, Echelon's senior vice-president of sales and marketing. "Like many energy and cost efficiency solutions, smart, networked streetlighting is not a question of invention, it is a matter of applying today's technology and products in innovative ways to yield immediate and impressive results."

"Municipalities and utilities are looking for immediate ways to reduce cost," said Al Ruud, president of Beta Lighting. "BetaLED provides lower total cost of ownership than traditional sources by reducing energy and maintenance costs. When Echelon's technology is added, energy and maintenance savings potentials are further enhanced, freeing up funds for other budgetary expenses."

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