A flexible system
“This technology is already applied to luminaires that are modernized” she continues. “Already today, we had a gradation as the night advanced. Today, what we are asked to do is review our programs by turning them off, and no longer by turning them off. mitigating to be able to make additional savings.”
The system is therefore flexible and will allow the lighting to be switched on once more if necessary: “We might relight in the event of a strong winter offensive or in the event of heavy rain. At the request of important stakeholders such as the police, the Perex center can also relight at the location of a major accident. today to save 400,000 euros per year” says Denis Cornet.
A three-month trial period
The measure is being tested for 3 months. “Three months allows you to step back and see how we can act on the rest of the network, because we are acting on the central berm, but we might act on the rest of the network which are the national roads” adds the director of the SPW.
“For the moment, we are still in the midst of a modernization phase. We still have a big year of work to do. Across the entire network, we are at around 80,000 modernized luminaires out of the 110,000 existing ones” concludes Alexia De Gyns.
I thought there was a breakdown
This night, this extinction of the lighting surprised some motorists: “I was very surprised” says this driver. “I spent a week in Germany, and I hadn’t heard anything regarding it. And when I crossed the border in Aix, I said to myself, hey, there’s a breakdown. Normally, the last hour of road, it’s fun, because in Wallonia, it’s well lit. In Flanders, it’s not the case, but I understand very well, given the price of energy.”
All center berms should be out by Wednesday evening.
Tomorrow, the RTBF is organizing a special Energy Price day in collaboration with Test-Achats. You can already interact and ask your questions from the website rtbf.be/info
