Cielis, the consortium formed by Dalkia Electrotechnics and Eiffage Énergie Systèmes to carry out the “I light Paris” project, has undertaken to optimize the City of Paris' public lighting by replacing 70,000 energy-hungry light sources with LED technology, as well as the associated power supply units (located at the foot of poles or on facades). “I light Paris” is being deployed by Cielis over a ten-year period (2021-2031) in line with the Paris Climate Plan, to help the city meet its objectives and commitment to reducing light pollution, carbon emissions and electricity consumption from public lighting.
Eiffage Énergie Systèmes Île-de-France's infrared division experts are responsible for implementing the City of Paris's new lanterns on behalf of Cielis. They developed the FastClimat application from 2023 onwards, under the impetus of division manager Laurent Brisoux. This groundbreaking solution was inspired by the following observation: “Until 2023, we had great difficulty in tracking the progress of replacement work in the field in real time, and in reporting to Cielis the number of lanterns and boxes replaced each day, so that we could then invoice the City of Paris for this work. With this in mind, we’ve developed a reporting application that lets us know where we stand, and provides a history of the work carried out,” explained Michael Angeletti, Operations Manager in charge of implementing and improving FastClimat.
FastClimat is a digital management tool for energy performance contracts (EPC). It was developed by the Eiffage Énergie Systèmes branch in Ferrières-en-Brie (77), with the help of the Eiffage Digital Factory, in line with precise specifications drawn up by the operational teams in charge of the replacement work. The FastClimat application is not a digital maintenance management platform (CMMS type), but a production management, monitoring and optimization application.
“The app can be accessed from a smartphone or computer. Field supervisors and technicians have different interfaces. To help them manage the work, supervisors have access to a global view of the situation in the field. In other words, when a light point is treated by the team of technicians, it changes from red to green on the city map. And, to improve the quality of our work, we’ve equipped the application with a dedicated interface for technicians. At the end of each job, they are asked to fill in a self-check sheet, enabling them to review the key points to be respected. What's more, the smartphone geolocation of the equipment concerned makes it very easy for our fitters to use,” continued Business Manager Thibault Jacquenoud.
In concrete terms, the application has improved overall market performance. The pace we've achieved - an average of 6,000 fixtures replaced every year - contributes to customer satisfaction and makes us more profitable financially.
The application was created for Cielis, who improved it. It can be duplicated and is used for MEP in Montfermeil (93), Villemomble (93) and Serris (77). Set-up time is required, but the dashboard can be adapted to the specific requirements of all major replacement campaigns, starting from 500 light fixtures.
