WRCOG reports faster streetlight repairs, rising vandalism and a proposed 46% SCE rate increase under review

Daniel Soltero, WRCOG staff, presented the Western Riverside Council of Governments Executive Committee with the regional streetlight program annual update, reporting faster routine repair times, growing vandalism and potential large rate increases proposed by Southern California Edison.

The update covered the program’s operations-and-maintenance work orders, response times, trends in pole knockdowns and vandalism, and statewide developments from the California Streetlight Association and the Southern California Edison general rate case.

WRCOG’s regional streetlight program began in 2014 to help member agencies manage rising streetlight costs and to assist some agencies that purchased streetlights from Southern California Edison. Soltero said the program provides ongoing operations and maintenance, project management and GIS services to participating agencies and that owning streetlights reduces facility…