Municipal Street Lighting Services
To ensure long-term reliability and energy efficiency, all streetlights eventually need replacement. Beginning January 1, 2022, RG&E started upgrading all existing streetlights to LED figures for our streetlight service customers. This initiative allows us to complete the transition to LED technology for customers who have not yet converted.
Please email nystreetlighting@avangrid.com if you would like to be contacted regarding Municipal Street Lighting Services, or if you have any questions about streetlights or the types of service that we offer.
Benefits of LED streetlights
- Lower energy costs for customers
- Reduced environmental impact through decreased energy consumption
- Improved reliability and longer lifespan, resulting in fewer maintenance needs
This upgrade is part of RG&E's commitment to providing safe, efficient, and sustainable lighting solutions for the communities we serve.
Types of services that we offer
Service Class 1 – Street Lighting Service
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The street lighting equipment is owned and maintained by RG&E.
Service Class 2 - Streetlighting Service, Energy Only
- Customers install, own, and maintain their streetlight equipment - including the pole, luminaire, bracket, and wiring. RG&E provides the energy.
Provisions
- Lamp Types: Customers may install a lamp type not listed in the tariff provided the customer provides the necessary fixture specifications to RG&E to allow RG&E to calculate the wattage and billing kW.
- Customer lights must be installed in accordance with the RG&E Energy Only Streetlight Standards here:
- Pole Attachments: Customers are permitted to install lights on existing RG&E wood poles along public streets, roads, alleys, and highways if determined feasible by RG&E and in accordance with the Standards. Customers must enter into an Attachment Agreement with RG&E. A monthly pole attachment charge per mast arm or bracket will be charged to the customer.
- In-line Disconnecting Device: Customers must install an in-line disconnecting device equipped with over-current protection in accordance with the SC2 Streetlight Standards.
- Ownership Identification: Customers must provide identification of streetlight equipment as specified in the Standards
- Fees: The customer is responsible for all fees at each electrical connection point:
- Connections, disconnections, reconnections
- Secondary wire and installation if needed to provide service
- Transformer and installation if needed to provide service
Please consult RG&E's tariff for full details regarding energy only service and customer requirements.
Useful links
- More information is available by viewing RG&E's streetlight tariffs
- Service Class 2 Streetlight Standards