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Mito City, Roads and Parks Exterior Lighting LED Conversion ProjectMito City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Optimizing ESCO business models to progress the actualization of sustainable lighting environments

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  • The main street leading to the front of the station, where the streetlights have been updated to LEDioc Road M, safely illuminating the street whilst also saving energy.

  • LEDioc Road M is fitted with motion sensors that detect approaching vehicles and adjust brightness levels to suit.

  • LEDioc Road M with fitted motion sensors.

  • Mito Station North Exit Pedestrian Deck, where the floor is illuminated by LEDioc AVANT class 400 floodlights at the top of the tower, while the LEDioc FLOOD NEO FULL-COLOR floodlights in the center of the tower combine with Link-Core to enable remotely controlled color changes.

  • LEDioc FLOOD AVANT class 400 floodlights in situ.

  • LEDioc FOOTLIGHT luminaires, installed at Mito Station North Exit.

  • The security camera installed at the north exit of Mito Station.

  • The pedestrian deck at the south exit of Mito Station has been equipped with resin-sealed LEDioc RECT LED units, which offer high waterproof performance and a compact design.

  • Resin-sealed LEDioc RECT units installed in the shelters around the bus stops below the pedestrian deck deliver more efficient illuminations for the space.

  • Night view of the south exit of Mito Station, with the area gently illuminated by LEDioc Area TOLICA-L pole-top fixtures which reduce vertical light spillage light whilst delivering ample illuminance on the road surface.

  • LEDioc Road M streetlights illuminate the roads around Lake Senba - a highly popular area abundant with nature that spreads beneath Mito Kairakuen, which is one of the three most famed gardens in Japan.

  • LEDioc Road S fixtures have been installed along the garden paths around Lake Senba, providing a heightened sense of safety at night for an area cherished as an oasis by locals.

  • LEDioc AREA TOLICA-L streetlights installed around Senba Park, which consists of Senba Lake and its surrounding green spaces.

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Installation date

March, 2025

Location

Set against a global backdrop of deepening environmental issues around themes including global warming and natural resources and energy, in July 2020 Mito City declared itself a "Zero Carbon City", targeting virtually zero CO₂ emissions within the city by 2050. As it works toward the realization of a decarbonized society, the city has formulated the "Mito City Global Warming Countermeasures Action Plan", as it proactively implements a variety of measures to promote sustainable urban development.

The “Mito City Roads, Parks & Exterior Lighting LED Conversion Project” implemented in March 2025 as a key part of this strategy, will see the conversion to LED of approximately 4790 exterior lighting fixtures (from a total of approximately 5840) currently installed around roads, parks, station plazas and other areas. With the introduction of an ESCO* agreement into the project, a group of companies led by Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd. was selected via a public tender process as offering the best proposal; maintenance and management operations have since commenced under a 10 year contract. Whilst factoring in societal considerations such as the discontinuation of HID light sources such as mercury lamps, and recent increases in electricity costs, the key aim of the project is to promote energy conservation and reduce CO₂ emissions through converting to LED.

With the twin aims of delivering significant reductions in energy consumption and CO₂ emissions, together with the delivery of high-quality lit environments brightly illuminated for safety, the project has seen the installation of various LED luminaires suited to their respective settings, such as LEDioc ROAD M streetlights for road lighting, and LEDioc AREA TOLICA-L streetlights in parks. LEDioc AREA TOLICA-L streetlights also feature on the pedestrian deck at the south exit of Mito Station, with LEDioc RECT floodlights for balustrade lighting, alongside high-efficiency LEDioc FLOOD AVANT floodlights and full color changing LEDioc FLOOD NEO FULL-COLOR full-color LED floodlights on the north exit pedestrian deck.

*ESCO: Abbreviation for 'Energy Service Company', referring to a business model in which a company reduces utility costs and receives funds from the savings to cover the costs of energy-saving renovations.

Specification

  • LEDioc ROAD M Series - 2381

  • Motion Sensor Mounted LEDioc ROAD M - 32

  • LEDioc ROAD S Series - 117

  • LEDioc AREA TOLICA-L Series - 535

  • LEDioc FLOOD NEO FULL-COLOR - 10

  • LEDioc FLOOD AVANT class 400 - 8

  • LEDioc RECT - 201

  • LEDioc MULTILINE - 246

  • LEDioc LED LIGHT BULB, etc. - 278

  • LEDioc LED Downlight - 144

  • LEDioc TUNNEL KAEN Series - 28

  • IoT Lighting Controller Link-Core - 1