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Final Report Lot 9: Public street lighting - Amper

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3.3 Local infra-structure and facilities<br />

3.3.1 'Lock-in effect' for new products due to limitations imposed by existing<br />

infrastructure or equipment<br />

Previous investments in infrastructure (lamp poles, grids) can obviously lead to 'lock in' effects.<br />

Usually, pole distances can not be changed without substantial infrastructural changes and<br />

related costs. By the consequence the maximum obtainable energy savings can not always be<br />

realized without additional investments.<br />

Figure 18: Street <strong>lighting</strong> luminaire attached to cables(left) and to electricity distribution<br />

(right).<br />

Figure 19: Street <strong>lighting</strong> luminaires attached to poles(left) and to a house (right)<br />

Examples:<br />

• Luminaires can be attached to poles for electricity distribution, to poles for public<br />

<strong>lighting</strong> only, to houses or on cables above a <strong>street</strong> (see Figure 18 and Figure 19). It is<br />

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