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• • • LIGHTING & CONTROLS • • •


SMART LIGHTING WILL HELP SOCIAL DISTANCING THROUGH UK STREETIGHTS


Local authorities can now use local streetlighting to support the UK Government’s social distancing objectives by using smart lighting technology


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digital service offered by SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy business, Mayflower Smart Control’s innovative Central


Management System (CMS) gives local governments a means to remotely control and monitor local streetlight performance.


Its technology is currently deployed in over 30


different local authority locations across the country, managing and maintaining almost half a million streetlights in the UK. Not only do streetlights contribute to the safety


and security of many local communities, but through Mayflower’s CMS, streetlights have the power to act as a deterrent for those not adhering to the social distancing rules that have been enforced as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. Using a Zigbee radio mesh network, Mayflower’s


technical support team have modified lighting regimes for a number of areas in the UK. These updates have included the switching of lights from ‘part-night’ to ‘dusk-to-dawn’ to act as a deterrent for anti-social behaviour. It has also turned lights off in public areas that are not currently in use in a bid to stop people from entering closed areas and to reduce unnecessary energy expenditure.


Patrick Mitchell, head of Mayflower Smart


Control, comments: “The introduction of social distancing into our daily lives has been a challenge for everyone, in particular for local authorities and those responsible for policing highways and open spaces. “The dedicated team at Mayflower are pleased


that the remote monitoring and control capabilities of our CMS has enabled a number of clients to support social distancing, by sufficiently illuminating areas with CCTV and reducing the outputs from streetlighting assets in areas not currently in use. Flexibility is a fundamental element of the Mayflower solution and we will continue to support our clients in any way possible during these unusual times.” He continued: “Mayflower Smart Control is


working with both local authorities and the emergency services to support and facilitate social distancing in urban and rural areas. Any Mayflower CMS clients with an active Service Level Agreement in place are encouraged to contact Mayflower should they wish to revise existing lighting regimes to better fit with current social distancing guidelines.”


18 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING • JULY/AUGUST 2020 Stephen Stead, Director of Strategy and Digital


Services for SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy business, which owns Mayflower Smart Control, said: “Prior to Covid-19, social distancing had only been implemented a handful of times, such as during SARS, Influenza and New York’s polio outbreak of 1916. “Despite the enforcement challenges


associated with social distancing, local authorities across the UK and Ireland are now able to use smart city technology in order to support the Government’s call for social distancing and help stop the spread of Coronavirus in the UK.” This initiative is part of a portfolio of measures


being introduced by SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy business to support the fight against Covid-19. Others include solutions to monitor social distancing in buildings, and significantly improve the air quality of internal air, including reducing allergens, particulates and harmful airborne microorganisms.


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