The City Council of Totana, framed in the austerity plan, is implementing energy saving measures in public lighting, public spaces and municipal facilities with which to reach a savings of close to 200,000 euros per year.
Comprehensive Maintenance Councilman City, Sergio López, explained that with the need to reduce electricity bill for months began an adjustment plan by which energy is properly chosen electric rate marketing company Consistory offered the best price.
Once this happened, according to the mayor, has continued the implementation of measures to reduce electricity consumption.
Specifically, in relation to public lighting, light half hour after sunset and half an hour off before.
It also was the off after two in the morning of all existing street lighting facilities on the roads of the municipality, except those in the roundabouts as a safety measure, thus achieving a saving of 25,000 per year according to the council.
In addition, savings will reach $ 22,000 per year, with off, intermittently (a lamp out of three) in the industrial area (where he go out in the gardens), Housing and Neighborhood Development's Pond Espuña, a third of it.
Have also been installed reducing the flow of light lighting in several urban areas to reduce consumption from 12 at night, thus get a reduction of 15,000 euros in the energy bill.
In the same vein, be limited ornamental lighting in public buildings only for festivals and Holy Week, with what we get, according to Lopez, a saving of 13,000 per year
As for municipal facilities is taking place off of existing sources on the Avenue.
Juan Carlos I and the Northern Option, which will reach a savings of 20,000 per year.
Moreover, in public buildings is being reduced consumption of air conditioning and adjustable lighting set the legal minimum for these activities, which measure will save € 24,000 per year.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana