Communiqué DTI on the Decree of the Government energy saving measures

DTI, Spanish Association of manufacturers of lighting, It has issued a statement in reference to the Decree of the Government energy saving measures. Association "welcomed with interest" any measure aimed at an improvement of all lighting systems, and shows intention to work actively together "to develop with the bodies of the administration all those rules and provisions which will result in an effective energy saving". DTI, also "has and puts in evidence where there is clear and obvious areas of improvement" and promotes the intelligent illumination based on criteria, lighting and energy efficiency, giving priority to the quality, always for the benefit of society and the maximum respect for the environment and sustainability.

As regards the specific measures established for lighting and electricity consumption, DTI finds that the model of energy service companies presents as fundamental advantage the advancement of the over investment over a period of time, based on the savings achieved in electricity consumption, advantage that "must not compromise, at all, the quality of the installation, on the material supplied". The Association also warns that the renovation of vapor lamp sodium by technology of high efficiency in municipalities of less than 200 inhabitants "can give the impression that it is ' unscrew and screwing other lamp '." It is more complicated and, in this type of city councils, which usually do not have a Department of lighting, can conclude in the use of products of dubious quality and, occasionally, in 'interventions', who converted, through a kit", today's technology in a new product, whose characteristics are unknown and who do not have the same warranty as the initial construction", concluded the statement.

With regard to compliance with the regulation of energy efficiency in lighting outside, in municipalities of more than 25,000 inhabitants, the Association considers that it is good to fix in 5 years as the date for the renewal of the existing fleet. Likewise, DTI estimates that you should be a priority as regards technology, replacing those more inefficient lighting, using the criteria of elimination of products consistent with the objectives of the ecodesign directive. It also must be a procedure of verification of facilities, as well as a maintenance plan to ensure that the installation has the same energy classification over its useful life.

However, DTI complaint that without a concrete plan of renewal and improvement of the current state of the facilities, "already is is noting a 'pirate' and activity of professional intrusion in the field of the so-called 'sunsets a day' illuminations in general and in public lighting (municipalities) in particular." "Many of these actions include, but are promoted, with the endorsement and promotion of responsible politicians who are carried out without any technical contrast that endorsing the solvency of the raised solutions". The Association warns that following "a supposed modernization" based on a change of light, the traditional led sources, "unleashed a real trade of absurdities, which might be thought that the priority is not an improvement in energy efficiency"", but other interests". Competitions and tenders prepared 'ad hoc', emergence of unknown sector companies, "with miraculous, normally accompanied by local partners solutions".

In conclusion, DTI wants to express its full readiness to undertake all necessary steps to achieve superior and planned savings, but without marginalizing or adulterating the technical, both lighting and electrical principles. For this reason, companies that are part of the Association "are which can offer the necessary guarantees to make the proposed change not forgetting aspects as economy, rationality and circulated".