January 19, 2006
SMS to switch street lights off and on
The city of Utrecht in the Netherland is going to use sms messages to switch the street lights on and off. The purpose is to circumvent the high enery cost they get charged for switching the lights on and off.
All street lights will be connected to the Orca group software system and the mobile network of Telfort.
[via planet nl via Monique van Dusseldorp]
Related:
-- Smart Street-Lights In 2003, an article in the Indian press reported on an effort by the Kalamassery municipality (India) to save on energy and lower electricity bills, by installing "smart street-lights", which were to allow for the remote lighting, diming and turning off of street lights, by operators sending text messages with specific commands to sensors installed in the lamp posts.
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