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Southern California Edison outlines LED streetlight replacement options for Agoura Hills; council to review contract in February
Summary
Representatives from Southern California Edison presented options to replace streetlights in Agoura Hills with dark‑sky‑compliant LED fixtures, discussed color temperatures, costs and estimated annual savings; staff will return in February with a draft contract for council consideration.
Southern California Edison (SCE) gave a presentation Jan. 22 to the Agoura Hills City Council on the utility’s LED streetlight replacement program, showing examples of LED fixtures, explaining color‑temperature choices, and outlining estimated savings and next steps.
SCE representative described three color temperature options — 2,700K, 3,000K and 4,000K — and noted that Los Angeles County has adopted 2,700K as its standard for county‑accounted lights. The primary technical and community planning issues the council discussed were color temperature, light trespass and how to coordinate city‑accounted poles with thousands of county‑accounted poles within city boundaries. SCE said the city itself has 21 streetlights under SCE accounts while Los Angeles County accounts for roughly 1,972 lights inside city boundaries.
The SCE representative, during the roughly 45‑minute presentation and subsequent questions, emphasized the company’s experience replacing roughly 370,000 lights across its territory and that GE Profile fixtures (the model SCE prefers) are dark-sky certified by relevant bodies. He said LED fixtures typically deliver higher color rendering index (CR I) values (85–90) versus older high‑pressure sodium lights (roughly 48–52), which improves nighttime visibility. SCE estimated Agoura Hills’ annual streetlight bill savings would be about $1,800 initially and would increase to about $2,225 annually after the recovery mechanism in the tariff expires (a period SCE said lasts about 20 years).
Councilmembers asked about the process for deciding color temperature and wattages and whether decisions are made by the City Council or by advisory committees. SCE and staff described next steps: SCE will identify candidate poles and Charmaine (city staff) will coordinate public-works and the Land Use and Economic Development Committee site visits. SCE indicated it expects to return in February seeking authorization for a two‑page contract to start the replacement sweep of city‑accounted lights, and councilmembers requested that staff ensure the Land Use and Economic Development Committee’s prior lighting research be included in the review.
Councilmember Deborah Klein Lopez voiced expectation that the city incorporate prior local lighting studies, including sign‑ordinance research, and asked that the public‑works subcommittee or the land‑use committee consider the topic before final council authorization. Councilmember comments also covered visual examples of 2,700K vs. 3,000K and where a 4,000K fixture might be appropriate (arterials/intersections).
SCE confirmed that the chosen fixtures are dark‑sky compliant and that shields or alternate fixture orientation can address localized complaints. The company also said the utility’s tariff includes a recovery mechanism to pay installation costs that does not assess interest and that the recovery amount per light varies by wattage.
Next steps: staff will coordinate committee reviews and site visits to sample lights identified by SCE; SCE expects to bring a two‑page authorization contract back to council in February for formal approval.
