Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A LS-1 OPTION E AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) TO REPLACE SCE OWNED AND MAINTAINED HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM VAPOR (HPSV) STREET LIGHTS WITH LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) STREET LIGHTS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The LS-1 Option E tariff is a program that allows SCE to replace High Pressure Sodium Vapor (HPSV) street lights with more efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lights with no out-of-pocket capital cost to cities and counties. Instead, initial capital costs will be amortized through energy cost savings over a 20 year period (Exhibit No. 1).
There are 1,100 SCE owned and maintained street lights that are under account directly with the City and those are the lights that the LS-1 Option E Agreement will cover. The SCE produced analysis shows an annual net savings of approximately $34,600 in energy bills during the 20-year repayment period and $59,800 per year after 20 years.
If Council approves the Agreement, the conversion work is anticipated to start around March-April 2021.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE an LS-1 Option E agreement with SCE to replace SCE owned and maintained High Pressure Sodium Vapor street lights with Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lights.
2. AUTHORIZE the City Manager to execute the agreement substantially similar to the attached Schedule LS-1 Option E, Energy Efficiency-LED Replacement Rate Agreements with Southern California Edison
3. AUTHORIZE staff to give the County permission to execute the LS-1 Option E Agreement with SCE for the street lights located within the County Lighting Maintenance District, if LA County Board approval is obtained.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DO NOT APPROVE the agreement and keep the street light fixtures as-is.
2. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate, consistent with the requirements of the...
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