Smart PE-Cell LED Street Lighting Network
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Nearly 15,000 lights went LED, but the smart layer is automatic switching and remote fault reports on the distributors' meter network. The multi-sensor pole is an 8-pole pilot.
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The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ 9 more in Melbourne · 💡 Smart lighting guide · ⚡ Energy projects
Since 2018 the City of Melbourne has converted nearly all of its roughly 15,000 public lights to LED with electricity distributors CitiPower and Jemena. New fittings carry smart photoelectric cells on the utilities' smart-meter network, switching automatically by light level and reporting faults remotely.
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The smart layer here is modest — automatic dusk-to-dawn switching and remote fault reporting piggybacking on the electricity distributors' smart-meter network, not adaptive dimming. A true multi-sensor 'smart pole' concept (transport, noise, weather, air quality) exists in Melbourne, but only as an 8-pole pilot in Fishermans Bend, not across the citywide lighting network.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Smart PE-Cell LED Street Lighting Network” — Melbourne, Australia. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/melbourne-smart-street-lighting/ (last verified 2026-08-01). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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