Published on: December 7, 2008

Anchorage Street Lighting Conference being held this time in Anchorage, Alaska. The conference is a common effort of professional lighting firm Clanton and Associates and the City of Anchorage.

The purpose of conference is to discuss street lighting retrofit programs that provide better light quality while greatly reducing energy consumption and maintenance. Echelon Corporation, a leading provider of technology and solutions that enable smart grid applications, is supplying the power line signaling technology and segment controllers that enable luminaires to be remotely managed for optimal light output for health and safety while simultaneously lowering overall energy consumption and decreasing unnecessary light and CO2 emissions.

Virginia Tech University is working with Clanton and Associates to conduct extensive test and measurement of driver reactions to dimming and light output. The demonstration portion of the conference is a two-mile stretch of commercial street lights that is equipped with advanced monitoring and control sensors. A group of Anchorage residents will join the tour to provide input about the quality of the light and level of perceived safety.

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