Case Study: DimOnOff achieves smarter, lower-cost street lighting with Digi XBee

DimOnOff cuts smart lighting costs to $0.04 per light pole with Digi International

Dimonoff, a provider of smart lighting solutions, faced the challenge of modernizing outdated municipal street lighting systems. These systems were plagued by high energy and maintenance costs, a lack of metering, and inefficient binary operation. Partnering with Digi International, Dimonoff sought to leverage the transition to LED fixtures to create an intelligent, connected network using Digi XBee wireless RF radios.

The solution implemented Digi's DigiMesh networking protocol to create a secure, self-healing mesh network for smart streetlight control. This allowed for remote monitoring, precise dimming control, and real-time fault detection through the Dimonoff | SCMS management platform. The results were significant, with cities achieving up to 50% energy savings and 40% reductions in maintenance costs, often seeing a return on investment within three years. The Digi solution provided a far less expensive alternative to cellular-based networks, costing mere cents per light pole per month.

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