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Solar Bus Shelter
Promoting bus ridership in cities has considerable potential to reduce greenhouse gases and fuel consumption in view of today global warming and increase of fuel price. Safety and convenience are a would-be bus passenger's primary concerns - especially at night, what more when the increase of cost of living would have contributed to rise of the crime index in our country’s urban areas.
All of us are aware that we need to encourage and get more people on mass transit, which we're convinced is a much more cost saving, ethical and civic way of getting around. As fuel supplies become more expensive, it will become more important to have good mass transit alternatives. Thus, we strongly believe it has become a necessity to improve our country’s current bus shelter to begin with, to promote the use of mass transits which should be part of the plan in upgrading or improving the public transport systems in our country.
Illuminating bus stops increases safety is the basic need, something for us to start with. We understand that the installation can be costly and disruptive. But we at DEG, are taking a more practical approach: solar-powered bus shelter lighting systems.
 
Shelters stop the rain, catch the sun
Solar-powered lighting allows us to install lighted bus stops without the cost and turmoil of connecting the facility into the electric grid. Instead of requiring trenches and meters, these bus shelters are not only energy independent, they have become a mini power plant themselves so to speak.
Bus shelters come in all shapes and sizes, but most share a common component: advertising. As a natural extension, solar-powered LED lighting systems are available for bus shelter billboard display. This can be seen as a revenue generator on ROI.
On the non revenue side, the solar-powered LED fixtures provide ample illumination for reading a bus schedule. We could also install power outlets, USB types to enable users to charge their cell phones, iPods, mp3 players, or even make a cup of water hot on a cold rainy day.
Most importantly, ambient light provides a sense of security and deters transients
We at DEG estimate that the installation cost for solar lights is about 20 to 50 percent less than for the hardwired equivalent. The solar units require very little maintenance and, of course, there is no monthly electric bill. As bus routes change, the self-contained shelters can be relocated more easily. The equipment cost is higher, however but the use of renewable energy resource to generate enough lighting for the billboards ad could be one mean to turn the bus shelter to an asset (minus the monthly electricity running cost) to cut short the ROI period.
 
Benefits
With no trenching, cabling or permits required, any shelter can be equipped with the solar-powered DEG lighting kit in minutes, at a fraction of the cost of a hard-wired connection.
Stand-alone product is suitable for improving any bus stop — whether in the heart of the city or out in the rural areas.
Passengers waiting for the bus feel safer during nighttime hours when they can see other people at or around the shelter
Passengers become more visible for bus drivers, reducing rider pass-bys
With no external power requirements, shelters can be upgraded without disruption to pavement and traffic patterns
The overall transit experience improves, encouraging increased ridership
Demonstrates a socially responsible commitment to passengers, and to the environment
The use of a renewable energy resource like solar power reinforces the profile of public transit as a sustainable transportation alternative, and heightens the transit agency's reputation as an innovative leader
Using a clean, proven technology, the solar lights provides a reliable, economical, and energy-efficient lighting solution, powered by the free, limitless resource of the sun
A cost effective, low maintenance customer-service solution
 
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