A comparison study on the economic performance of conventional streetlight and solar streetlight in Batu Pahat
Streetlight is an essential public service that provides a safer environment to traffic users during night-time. However, improper streetlights cause some traffic and public security problems. A comparative study developed to compare the economic performance between conventional streetlight an...
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| Language: | English English English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8272/1/24p%20LIEW%20POK%20HUAI.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8272/2/LIEW%20POK%20HUAI%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8272/3/LIEW%20POK%20HUAI%20WATERMARK.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8272/ |
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| Summary: | Streetlight is an essential public service that provides a safer environment to traffic
users during night-time. However, improper streetlights cause some traffic and public
security problems. A comparative study developed to compare the economic
performance between conventional streetlight and solar streetlight in Batu Pahat. The
first objective is to identify the economic performance issues of the streetlight. Fifty
previous research articles were analyzed and fourteen different economic performance
issues of streetlight were identified, the top two serious issues are the high electricity
consumption and high bills consumption. The second objective is to compare the
economic performance of solar streetlight and conventional streetlight by case study
strategy, in terms of life cycle cost and payback period. Based on the calculation result,
the life cycle cost of solar streetlight is 35.85% and 36.31% cheaper than conventional
streetlight in both case studies. Solar streetlight has the cost and energy payback period
of 50.15 years and 1.80 years in Case Study 1, meanwhile, 22.79 years and 1.75 years
in Case Study 2. The third objective is to verify the most practical types of streetlight
based on the economic performance by interview strategy. A total of five experts was
involved in this study, while results from interview sessions show that solar streetlight
is the most practical type of streetlight based on economic performance. The findings
of this study lead to a better understanding and considerable optimization of energy
usage and become more cost-effective for both commercial and governmental sectors
such as planners, architects, and consultants. |
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