Community Update - 19 January 2024

We are pleased to advise that the remaining Smart Lighting nodes were installed by SA Power Networks on Wednesday the 17th January. These were for the currently activated street lights on Green Rd, Webers and Terry Way, plus the activated Alexandrina Drive street lights from Green Rd to Island View Drive. They will operate at 100% brightness until the automation set-up (Trimming/Dimming) has been completed. On Monday evening of the 22nd January, the lights will commence dimming.

All lights that are currently OFF, will remain OFF at this point in time, including those that are currently turned OFF on Alexandrina Drive.

Community Hall street lighting

To ensure that the Community Hall property has adequate lighting during the dark hours, we will be leaving the Community Hall street lights at 100% power/brightness. They have the Smart lighting nodes fitted and can be adjusted via the Smart lighting control system if needed.

Smart Light Testing

We completed Smart Light testing during the evening of the 17th January and it was good to meet various residents who “popped out” and “had a chat”. It was great to be able explain what we were doing and for the residents to actually see the lights dimming/changing in “real time”. It was also a great opportunity for them provide further feedback to us.

As a result of the testing, we are going to lower the light power settings even further as part of this trial. The new settings will apply to all Smart lighting SIDE STREETS ONLY. Alexandrina Drive light power settings will remain unchanged from the current dimming profile at this point in time.

The side streets affected are– Pearce Rd, Oakley Ave, Gilbert St, Green Way, Webers Way and Terry Way

The new power settings will be;

• Dusk to 9:30 PM - 50% - Reduced from 70%

• 9:30 PM to 11 PM – 30%– Reduced from 50%

• 11 PM to Dawn 20%– Reduced from 30%

We will review the amended settings in 1 months’ time and will welcome more feedback from the Clayton Bay community. We welcome your feedback on settings via the survey here.

As we’ve mentioned before, we are working with the community to achieve a balance between street-lighting standards and the low-light aspirations of the community and believe this is a positive step in achieving our promise.