The costly problem of capacitive reactive power in street lighting arises when the lighting infrastructure is equipped only with LED lamps. LED technology is a high-efficiency technology with great savings, but in addition to its many undeniable advantages, it also has its requirements. LED lamps, as opposed to sodium lamps, generate reactive capacitive power, for which the power companies, thanks to smart meters, charge additional fees. Such charges can be avoided by compensating the capacitive reactive power with an appropriate circuit. Compared to traditional street lighting lamps, LED lamps also require a completely different protection system.

It is most beneficial to consider the LED street lighting cabinet at the street lighting design stage. The LED cabinet combines a comprehensive solution in a single enclosure. It provides professional protection and control of modern LED street lighting luminaires and proper compensation of capacitive reactive power. This solution significantly reduces the cost of the entire project.

A properly selected LED compensator with parameters corresponding to the needs of a specific location guarantees reduction of electricity bills – eliminating charges for reactive power. Leaving standard lighting cabinets in the course of modernization entails the need to add to them so-called extensions, and this significantly increases the cost of investment.

Capacitive reactive power compensators have long been used in industry. They are large and expensive. Such compensators are not suitable for street lighting, they are designed for quite different tasks.

Even the best LED lamps on the market produce capacitive reactive power.  This is a feature of electronics.