2021-04-21 City Council Item No. 5.1 Streetlight Presentation Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsPresentation
Office of the City Manager City Council Presentation
Item 5.1
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•In 2014, WRCOG’s Executive Committee directed staff to initiate a regional effort to help jurisdictions purchase their streetlights from Southern California Edison (SCE)
•Once purchased, streetlights lamps would be retrofitted to LED, and maintenance (replacing lights, pole knockdowns, etc.) would be implemented under a regional contract
•Major objectives of the Program:
•Save energy
•Save on jurisdiction utility bills
•Enhance public safety
•Create “smart city” and revenue-generating opportunities
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Regional Streetlight Program Objectives
Eastvale
Hemet
Jurupa Community Services District
Lake Elsinore
Menifee
Moreno Valley
Murrieta
Perris
San Jacinto
Temecula
Wildomar
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Which jurisdictions are participating in the Regional Program?
•Overall effort involves 50,000 streetlights
-The regional LED retrofit was completed in Fall 2020
•The new LED lamps
-Adhere to American Medical Association recommendations for LED lighting
-Most LED lamps are no greater than 3000k
-Provide true colors (compared to existing sodium lamps) that improve neighborhood appearance and public safety
-Support Palomar Observatory night-time sky objectives (reduce light pollution)
-A demonstration area (in Hemet) provided for members of the public and stakeholders to view and guide selection of LED fixtures
•Overall Savings to participating jurisdictions
–Estimated at $70 million over 20 years
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The Big Picture….
•March 7, 2018, City Council approved Purchase & Sales Agreement with SCE
•On October 17, 2018, staff presented information to City Council regarding the purchase of Southern California Edison (SCE) streetlights & retrofitting them with LED fixtures
•On June 19, 2019, City Council adopted Resolution No. 19-810
•Approved agreements and financing with Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC and Wilmington Trust, National Association to purchase and retrofit the streetlights
•Agreement entered with WRCOG
A total of 6,569 streetlights were acquired
Background
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Partnership
•Administrative Support
•Financing Documents/Agreements•Agreement Addendums•Presentations•Meetings•Review of All (3) Project Phases with SCE•Coordination of Fixture Orders•Fixture Delivery•Implementation•Overall Acquisition •Disbursement Forms
•Final Acceptance Certificate
•Smart City Research and Support
•Continuous Management of Streetlight Maintenance Agreements
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•March 15, 2020 installation begins
•April 15, 2020 –City Council approved an appropriation of $100K to address the escrow shortfall
•June 25, 2020 –Completion of 6,470 streetlight fixtures converted to LED & re-tagging of poles to a Menifee inventory system
•Summer 2020 -The Certificate of Final Completion and Acceptance of the Streetlight LED Retrofit Installation was signed
•Final True-Up –Additional streetlight poles acquired in December 2020 (total increased to 6,588)
Retrofit
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•Estimated Annual Savings:
-Est. $816,969 in annual billing savings (71%reduction in annual utility costs)
-Estimated 1,908,574 kWh annual energy savings (62% reduction in annual kWh)
-Enough energy savings to provide electricity to 228 homes each year
-Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 1,349 Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent
annually
Savings for Menifee -Breakdown
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Savings for Menifee: Est. $816,969 per year!
Savings for Menifee
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Pre-retrofit Annual bill Post-retrofit Annual bill kWh
Menifee Annual Utility & Energy Savings
Utility Costs ($)Energy Usage (kWh)
•The new LED fixtures are:
•Substantially more energy efficient•Have a longer lifespan than the previous sodium lamps•Require less maintenance•Provide additional benefits such as reduced light pollution and improved color perception for residents
•Many residents have provided positive feedback to staff regarding the new lights
•20-year estimated net savings is $8M
•Smart Cities Opportunities
Benefits
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Before and After: Improved Neighborhood AppearanceTrue colors benefit public safety
Picture taken
under sodium
lamps at night
Picture taken
under LED lamps
at night
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Improved ground coverage from new lights
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Little “wasted” light directed upwards –minimizes light pollution
Old sodium lightsBefore LED Retrofit
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Little “wasted” light directed upwards –minimizes light pollution
Old sodium lightsAfter LED Retrofit
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6,470 streetlights have been retrofit to LED
Total Rebate for the
City of Menifee: $534,421
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SCE Rebate from LED Installation
Contact Information:
Daniel SolteroSenior AnalystWestern Riverside Council of Governments(951) 405-6738 dsoltero@wrcog.us
Imelda M. HuertaSenior Management AnalystCity of Menifee(951) 723-3774ihuerta@cityofmenifee.us
Allen YunPublic Works ManagerCity of Menifee(951) 723-3720ayun@cityofmenifee.us
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QUESTIONS?
Thank you.
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