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Country / jurisdiction: Spain · Year: 2009 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary
The energy efficiency regulations in street lighting installations, approved by Royal Decree 1890/2008, of 14th November, aims at improving the energy efficiency and saving, and therefore, decreasing the greenhouse effect gas emissions; The above Royal Decree, in force since 1st April 2009, develops one of the measures in the Energy Saving and Efficiency Activation Plan 2008-2011, and it is the first state regulation of this kind carried out in Spain. The approval of the referred Regulation is framed in the six Strategic Lines to fight climate change, as approved by the Government in July of 2008, within the aforementioned Plan 2008-2011, the main measure of which is the improvement of efficiency in street lighting installations. Its objectives are three, in compliance with this regulation, are: improving the energy efficiency and saving; limiting night brightness or light pollution; and reducing intrusive or unpleasant light. This regulation will apply to: new installations, their modifications and enlargements; the existing installations before its enforcement once the Public Administration deems it necessary after an energy efficiency study; the existing installations before its enforcement, when they are to undergo remarkable modifications and also to their enlargement, i.e., remarkable modifications affecting over 50% of the capacity or the lighting fixtures installed.
Source
https://www.iea.org/policies/2381Canonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the Vantage detail page — in compliance evidence.