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Protective Outdoor Lighting Rates

Availability

Protective outdoor lighting is available under this rate to any customer where the necessary fixtures can be supported directly from existing poles and where service can be supplied directly from existing secondary voltage circuits. Where necessary, fixtures that cannot be supported from an existing pole, a wood pole may be furnished in accordance with pole charges listed in this rate. Section 4 of this rate is only available to customers who had service prior to 1991.

Terms

Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations (SELCO) will furnish, install, maintain, and supply power as required to operate protective lighting from dusk to dawn. The customer requesting protective lighting service under this rate agrees to maintain the service for a minimum of three years.

Sodium Vapor Lighting Rates

Fixture type Lamp Size Lumen Output Monthly Charge Street Light 70WS 5,800 $ 4.55 Street Light 250WS 27,500 $10.31 Flood Light 250WS 27,500 $11.18 Flood Light 400WS 50,000 $15.54 Wood Pole 25' - 30'   $ 2.40 NEW INSTALLATION The customer will pay SELCO an equipment and installation charge of $50.00 for the 70W sodium street light fixture and $100.00 for all other fixtures, in addition to the monthly per unit charges listed in Section 3a. For installations requiring a pole, the customer will pay SELCO an equipment and installation charge of $100. 00 in addition to the monthly charge set in Section 3a. In all cases, the pole to be set shall be no further than 150’ from an existing pole, on public or private way, used for the purpose of supporting conductor to provide electric service. “Easement” or “Right of Entry” releases for the pole and conductors on private property shall be furnished by the customer at no cost to SELCO.

Rates for Pre-1991 Fixtures

This section shall apply only to customers for fixtures installed prior to 1991. Mercury Vapor Lighting Fixture type Lamp Size Lumen Output Monthly Charge Street Light 100WM 4,000 $ 5.58 Street Light 175WM 8,000 $ 8.16 Street Light 400WM 22,000 $14.87 Post Top-Pinto 100WM 4,000 $ 5.83 Post Top-Pinto 175WM 8,000 $ 8.18 Flood Light 175WM 8,000 $ 8.39 Flood Light 400Wm 22,000 $14.84 Sodium Vapor Lighting Fixture type Lamp Size Lumen Output Monthly Charge Street Light 150WS 16,000 $ 7.94 Street Light 150WS 16,000 $ 8.13 COST OF SERVICE – POLES Effective 1991, SELCO no longer installs aluminum poles. Rates apply for existing poles only. Size Unit Cost/Month 35' - 40' Wood Pole $ 3.57 14' Aluminum Pole (set on customer's base) $ 1.20 14' Aluminum Pole and Base $ 2.23 25' - 30' Aluminum Pole (set on customer's base) $ 3.58 25' - 30' Aluminum Pole and Base $ 4.48 UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS Option #1 – Where customer provided all trenching, backfill, sand and finish grading, SELCO has provided conduit and conductor installation: Cost per Month $.056 linear foot Option #2 – Where SELCO has provided the entire underground installation: Cost per Month $.101 linear foot No further installation of this type will be made after 1991. In the event of equipment failure, exact replacements are not guaranteed by SELCO and replacements will be made based upon the availability of equipment. At the customer’s request, SELCO will install comparable equipment and revise charges based upon rates in Section 3a.

Time of Operation

“Protective Outdoor Lighting” will be lighted every evening from approximately one half hour after sunset until approximately one half hour before sunrise. Burned out lamps will be replaced by SELCO on notification by the customer. No reduction in billing will be allowed for lamp outages.

Billing

Billing will commence in the next month after the installation of protective lighting and will be an itemized addition to the customer’s electric bill.

Excessive Damage

Excessive damage, due to wanton or malicious acts and accidents, shall be charged to the customer at the actual cost of labor and material required to repair or replace the unit. Excessive damage is defined as a pole, lamp, fixture or conductors being broken or damaged more than once a year. Customers will be notified of excessive damage situations prior to repairs and billing.

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