Peachtree Corners Adds Smart Lighting Solutions at Town Center and Curiosity Lab

Smart lighting solutions create a safer, cleaner and more connected environment across Curiosity Lab and Peachtree Corners Town Center

Peachtree Corners recently partnered with Juganu, a leading provider of “smart lighting” to deploy a fully digitized and connected lighting system throughout Town Center and in other locations around the city. This marks Juganu’s first full smart city lighting deployment in the United States.

The innovative lighting solution eliminates the need for multiple devices on one light pole. Instead, multiple systems are unified in a single fixture. Each smart city fixture includes energy-efficient and high-quality LED lighting, environmental sensors to monitor air quality and an IoT (Internet of Things) framework that can be used for additional applications as needed. It also leverages a security camera that features AI and edge computing for enhanced capabilities. In addition, each light fixture includes a wireless access point to provide free public Wi-Fi.

“Juganu’s smart lighting solution adds to our city’s goals of improving safety and quality of life for our residents while providing the efficiency of multiple smart city solutions in one sleek unit,” said Peachtree Corners city manager Brian Johnson. “This adds another element of security and safety to our Town Center, with bright lighting and security cameras that can be accessed if an incident occurs.”

Johnson added that the city is also excited that the new system allows them to offer free public Wi-Fi across Town Center, providing greater connectivity for PTC residents and guests.

“Juganu’s solutions bring our city one step closer to being fully connected,” he said, “and we are thrilled to be the company’s first full deployment in the U.S.”

Expanding the project

There are currently 16 Juganu lighting units in use across Town Center’s playgrounds, four at the dog park and six at the Curiosity Lab Innovation Center. As the project expands, these high-tech lighting solutions will be used throughout Town Center’s parking lots, storefronts and parking deck, as well as in the parking lot at Curiosity Lab. In total, 80 units will be in use across the city.

“Peachtree Corners — and Curiosity Lab — was the perfect choice for Juganu to have our first full-scale deployment,” said Shayne Rose, Juganu VP North America, Smart Cities. “Between their bustling Town Center and, of course, the real-world smart city testing environment at Curiosity Lab, these are two unique locations that allow us to showcase and demonstrate how our smart city lighting solution brings additional elements of connectivity, safety and environmental monitoring to our customers.”

Rose shared that Curiosity Lab has been extremely supportive throughout the process, including leading the efforts with Georgia Power, to ensure all communities across the state have access to Juganu’s systems, even if they lease their lighting infrastructure. They’re excited to see how their smart lighting solution improves residents’ lives as the full project is deployed.

To learn more about Juganu’s smart city lighting solutions, visit juganu.com.