Retrofit lighting for Orleans’ B tramway line

Orléans Métropole has set itself the challenge of modernising its public lighting by converting its 60,000 luminaires to 100% LED technology by 2026. Schréder is helping the city with this environmentally-friendly transition which will take place over 3 years and aims to:

• save energy;
• reduce energy costs; 
• preserve biodiversity;
• optimise maintenance costs.  

At the start of this major renovation project, the city council decided to replace the luminaires that were consuming the most energy, including those on the B tramway line. The city’s B tramway line runs for 11.3 kilometres through residential areas, streets and the city centre and has 25 stations.

The tram line, which celebrated its 12th anniversary in June 2024, is lit by Schréder’s CITEA luminaire. This luminaire was chosen for its elegant design and is part of the design of the tramway. As the luminaires were still in good condition, the council was reluctant to replace them and decided to equip them with our new CIRCLE LED BASE retrofit lighting kit.
 

A retrofitted luminaire

The CIRCLE LED BASE kit extends the life of luminaires by providing the latest technology, offering a better performance and a superior quality of light. Depending on the project, this retrofit lighting kit can deliver energy savings of over 50%.

It also offers a range of other benefits such as; 

• a reduced carbon footprint by avoiding the production of new waste; 
• the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity by minimising light pollution;
• a more circular economy;
• reduced operating costs.