65 to 85 percent . Now that energy prices are around 45 pence per kilowatt hour , we can save authorities such as Kent or Oxfordshire , which each house over 60,000 street lighting points , £ 45 for every single watt over the course of 100,000 hours for circa 25 years . Given that , over the product ’ s lifespan , they are saving more than the start-up capital investment – this is a financially solid investment , which also reduces carbon emissions to aid in meeting government targets .
Keeping the lights on
“ The Public Lighting Energy Efficiency Project – Eastern Region with a number of Irish Authorities led by Kilkenny Council , is particularly exciting as its going to be for between 70,000 and 80,000 streetlights – which is a massive project for us . We ’ re hoping for energy savings of something close to 80 percent , against the previous technology .
In the bidding , we were competing in an international marketplace against significantly larger , major companies . Our prevailing edge is that we ’ re still small enough to take the time to listen to our customers , consider their budgets and run the numbers twice as hard to come up with a bespoke solution as opposed to offering them our default option . It ’ s our flexibility that keeps us in the running ,” he concludes .
It ’ s up to companies like ASD to stand as local landmarks in the age of globalization , as a reminder that there is still a huge place in society for a more holistic , personalized approach to conducting business . Not only that , it also proves that there ’ s still great success to be had by holding the more traditional mindset that has allowed ASD to keep its lights on for the last 40 years . ■
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