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Council presses AEP conversion to LEDs after dozens of streetlights go dark; tariff and budget impacts unclear
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Council and city staff discussed AEP’s conversion of out-of-service high-pressure sodium lights to LED after an audit identified dozens of outages in downtown blocks.
Wheeling council members pressed city officials Sept. 2 for clarity after American Electric Power (AEP) began converting high-pressure sodium streetlights to LED following a wave of outages in downtown blocks.
Councilor Acero said she had been informed that AEP completed an audit and planned to replace every light on the island from high-pressure sodium to LED. She said 44 lights were out on Zane and Virginia streets and the blocks between, and asked the city to seek compensation or credit from AEP for prolonged outages.
City Manager Mr. Herron told…
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