A survey on solutions to increase energy efficiency in public lighting system of Romania

Energy efficiency is one of the priority European Union under the Europe 2020 Strategy. A key area in energy efficiency to be acted upon is street lighting. Public lighting consumption in Romania represents about 1% of total electricity consumption. The choice between the redesign of public lighting systems or use solutions of retrofit for the replacement of lamps or luminaires can be made following a flowchart analysis but also taking into account the investments budget.