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Comprehensive Maintenance Councilman City, Sergio López, reported this morning that the City Council has launched an energy saving campaign around the lighting of the town through which the city council will save around 30 percent in the electricity bill.
The mayor explained that after the refurbishment of the pricing of electricity, by the State, and has undergone dramatic rise this rate in Spain, the city of Totana is also obliged to implement measures to make that this consumption is reduced to lower the current expenditure of the same, one of the top concerns of the government team at the moment.
Lopez recalled that in 2007 the Consistory closed the year with a total of 432,986 euros in electricity costs in 2008 were EUR 692,779 and 2009 revenues of 732,085 euros, "in two years, on the rise light of the Government, has raised the electric bill at City Hall about 300,000 Euros, which have increased in many lighting points. "
For this reason, as has been suggested the mayor, the council has decided to launch this campaign to optimize resources saving and not spending more than necessary.
Specifically, in the village, the lowering of the lamps light output (devices that make the light more dim and consumption is less) instead of connecting at 00:00 am and 2:00 am, in some sites, as before, connecting at 22:30, which "will earn two hours of light reduction."
In the parks and gardens from 23:00 hours off 75 percent of lighting, leaving 25 percent for neighbors to enjoy the gardens without problems at this hour.
Furthermore, in the Municipal Park Marcos Ortiz is off 80 percent of lighting after it closes at night.
Lopez explained that rural roads and in the districts will conduct a long dexconexión alternating sections, ie be done in two ways either a light or every other side of the track on and other off.
These disconnections, according to Lopez, it will be in areas where housing has his principal residence or business to prevent blackheads and so prevent them from being subject to theft.
In addition, at points where there are crossings or intersections will also be maintained as much light to ensure the safety of vehicles and pedestrians.
In the industrial "The Saladar" as in town, the lowering of light output to be connected from 22:00 and also disconnect the vials in combination at the areas where companies have not and so ensure their safety.
In municipal buildings is decreasing, with the approval of the technicians, the lighting too.
In addition, the Department of Comprehensive Maintenance of the City is conducting a study of two companies specializing in energy saving through which will consider and define the future network of street lighting in accordance with European standards for energy efficiency.
Furthermore, it is preparing a technical specification through which you can choose, by the City, a marketer of energy in the free market and thus save more than about 18 percent.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana
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