LEDVANCE, a manufacturer of sustainable lighting innovations, has secured UMSUG (Unmetered Supply User Group) codes for a number of its streetlighting lamps to further support its clients – particularly local authorities, councils and others with responsibility for town planning and management.
The 13-digit UMSUG (or charge) codes are assigned to individual solutions, and enable the Unmetered Supplies Operator (UMSO) and Meter Administrator (MO) to accurately calculate the electricity usage for each unique luminaire.
The codes allow for accurate billing when unmetered supplies are being used, and the usage has to therefore be calculated by the network operators. The use of the codes enables the accurate calculation of energy consumption, which in turn reduces the risk of over/underpayments for the amount of electricity used.
Using charge codes also supports improved operational efficiency. Not only does it save time and resources when compared to metered applications, it also allows for better auditing of equipment and forward planning with regard to energy consumption and maintenance.
LEDVANCE’s range of streetlighting solutions have the ability to save significant levels of energy – up to 60% – when used instead of conventional HID (High-Intensity Discharge) lamps. LEDVANCE offers within the UMSUG programme 17 different LED replacement products for HID conventional lamps, like HQL (High-Intensity Quantum Dots) LED and NAV LED, in different sizes, light colours, and wattages, with a light output up to 11 700 lumen.
Nelo Neves, Managing Director at LEDVANCE, says, “By adopting UMSUG codes for a wide range of our streetlights, we are simplifying billing for many of our clients. There are many reasons to switch to LED streetlights for energy efficiency and improved lighting; and the addition of UMSUG codes makes the LEDVANCE solutions even more appealing.”
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