1. Customer must have an existing electric account.

2. Call 639-2823 or 639-2824 to schedule a time for an engineer to look at the site.

Area Lights

3. You will be required to sign an area lighting contract–three years for overhead and five years for underground. After the contract is signed and the light is installed, the rental fees will be added to your next bill. A charge of 40% of the balance will be charged if the light is no longer wanted before the contract expires, except for the reason of moving from the residence.

4. Lights can only be installed on City electric poles.

5. Costs

a. Area light/month–$10.00 (175 w only) to $16.87 (for pole and underground)

b. 400 w flood light/month–$29.08.

c.  1000 w flood light/month--$39.12.

6. Types of light

a. 175 w mercury $10.00

b. 400 w metal halide flood $29.08

c. 400 w sodium flood $29.08

d. 1000 w metal halide flood $39.12

7. Associated charges

a. Underground $4.30 or a one-time payment of $216.24/pole

b. Wood pole $2.57

c. Special pole $6.09

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Other Electric Services

8. Request for underground or overhead residential service

a. Open account at Collections office.

b. Contact Electric Engineering office for site visit. Will need address and lot number; also name and phone number.

c. Allow 8-10 working days for work to be completed.

9. Request for underground or overhead commercial service

a. Open account at Collections office.

b. Contact Electric Engineering office for site visit. Will need address and lot number; also name and phone number.

c. Allow 8-10 working days for work to be completed.

10. Request for overhead to underground service conversion

a. Contact Electric Engineering to set up meeting with customer at site.

b. Cost: $350–can be reduced by $175 if serviced size is increased.

Cost per linear foot is $2.18. Normal cost to customer is between $500 and $700 for the City’s part of the work.