Thanks to a grant from the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (Ivace), the City Council of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell has replaced a total of 355 conventional streetlights with LED lights in different
areas and urbanizations of the municipality. 149.907 euros have been invested between Ivace and the Consistory at 50% (each entity has contributed 74.953,50 euros).
In the absence of installing the last streetlights, the areas where action has been taken are the urban area, the highway Xàbia, the Camí de l'Assegador (northern access to Cumbre del Sol), the Villotel-Madroñal and Cumbre del Sol urbanization, specifically in the areas of Adelfas, Dalias, Girasoles and Magnolias.
This is one of the various public lighting actions that have already been carried out in the municipality with the aim of improving historical deficiencies and, at the same time, continuing to promote energy saving and efficiency measures.
In 2020, an energy audit was carried out to find out the status of the entire municipal electrical installation and thus be able to apply for this help from Ivace and other lines, such as the subsidy to the Diputación de Alicante to install solar streetlights on rural roads. At the same time, last February, the company awarded the maintenance and upkeep contract for the public lighting installations joined.
Waiting for a large subsidy to renovate the entire municipality
But the most important action in this matter is expected to be carried out soon with the DUS 5000 Program of the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE). And it is that last December 2021, the City Council requested aid for investments in unique local clean energy projects within the framework of the Regeneration and Demographic Challenge Program of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
Specifically, line 4 to combat light pollution, efficient and intelligent lighting, Smart Rural and ICT.
With it, they hope to receive substantial aid to replace the rest of the municipal lights with LED technology. With this action, all public lighting in the municipality would be renewed and an energy saving of 62% would be achieved.
