According to Taiwan media, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Energy said yesterday that Taiwan has a total of nearly one million mercury lamps before mid-nextyear will have a fourth replaced by energy-saving LED street lamp can save 24 billion a year (NT, the same below) electricity, solar powered led street light, nearly 24 million of maintenance costs.
According to reports, the Energy Board officials pointed out that the mercury street lampsevery six months on the need to change a light bulb, LED street lamp life of up to five years, compared to the 100 watts LED street lamp with the traditional 250-watt mercurystreet lamps, solar powered led street light, energy saving and high rate of Liu Cheng. In addition to energy-savingadvantages of LED road lighting quality is better, no mercury. The officials said that the Taiwan authorities have been locked in Keelung City, Hsinchu City, Chiayi City, three provinces and cities as LED street light “model city”, led high bay, is expected to be completed withinthree years.
It is understood that the “Executive Yuan” before the approved 20 billion in government tax revenues, 16 county and city governments to apply for a set of LED lights, the number assigned in accordance with the percentage of mercury street lamps, a huge number, donot rule out the performance assurance model that the authorities only grant a partial amount, solar powered led street light, the local government to the provincial under the electricity to make up theinstallation costs.
In addition, the remote outlying islands, including Kinmen, Penghu and Lienchiang,”Energy Board” will also be the annual budget are set out costs hypallage.