Municipal Street Lighting Services

Municipal Street Lighting Services

We offer street, highway, roadway or other outdoor lighting for municipalities across our service territory. The available types of service are outlined below.

Types of Service

Service Class 1 – Street Lighting Service

The street lighting equipment is owned and maintained by RG&E.

Service Class 2 – Street Lighting Service, Customer Owned Equipment

The street lighting equipment including wire, bracket, luminaire and street lighting standard, is installed, owned and maintained by the customer. RG&E provides energy only.

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 for:
    • 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 complete details regarding energy only service and customer requirements.

For more information about our Municipal Street Lighting Services, please send an email to nystreetlighting@avangrid.com.

 

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