An update on the effectiveness of the street light conversion program was presented at the Lake Elsinore City Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25; the program’s history dates back to 2016.The acquisition process began June 4, 2018, as a cost of $3,104,859.18. There were 3,659 lamps acquired.The city converted all of the street lights that Lake Elsinore currently owns. The street lights which were not converted are owned by Southern California Edison; the wood poles are still Edison owned, according to city staff.It totals 3,787 lamps on 3,735 light poles, including the 128 city-owned streetlights.The project started Oct. 7, 2019, and the project was completed May 11, 2020.Staff reported that the projected savings on the electric bill annually is $382,745, or a 65% decrea
