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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the largest portion of a city’s energy costs?
A
Street lights
B
air conditioning units
C
internet networks
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The streetlight systems often consume up to 50% of the electricity utilized by the city. Due to this reason, it has a huge financial impact on the electricity generation of the city. Furthermore, continuous luminosity of the streetlights contributes to the environmental pollution as well.

Detailed explanation-2: -Miami, Florida, United States (500, 000) Miami is the world’s number 1 city when it comes to rolling out connected streetlights.

Detailed explanation-3: -The high pressure sodium lamp (HPS) is the most commonly used street light in many countries throughout the world. It produces bright light by electricity via mixture of gases, which produces light. The lamp itself is much preferable because it requires very little/less maintenance. These lamps are fairly efficient.

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