Cities are among the world´s largest consumersof electric energy, accountable for two-thirdsof total electricity consumption and for over 70 percent of global greenhouse gases emissions. Publicstreet lighting systems contribute significantly toa city´s energy consumption. In Brazil, the cost of energy for public lighting already represents thesecond most expensive item of most municipalities’ budgets, surpassed only by payroll expenditures.Furthermore...
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2017/04/01
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2018/03/20
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Lighting Brazilian cities : business models for energy efficient public street lighting
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Municipalities
Citation
Meyer,Megan; Maurer,Luiz T. A.; Freire,Javier; De Gouvello,Christophe; Consultoria,Pezco.
Lighting Brazilian cities : business models for energy efficient public street lighting (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/679281521548635917