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folk, MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council - <br />FROM: Clerk -Administrator I�' ' <br />DATE:p September 12, 1983 <br />SUBJECT: CONVERSION OF NSP-OWNED STREETLIGHTS TO HIGH PRESSURE <br />SODIUM LAMPS <br />Attached please find a letter from Mr. Dale W. Faulds, Division <br />General Manager, Lakeland Division of Northern States Power, <br />regarding the determination of NSP to convert NSP-owned streetlights <br />to high pressure sodium lamps. <br />Mr. Faulds indicates in his letter that NSP has submitted filings <br />with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to lower its rates <br />for high pressure sodium streetlights to that charged for mercury <br />vapor streetlights and to eliminate the $5.00 conversion charge for <br />converting streetlights from mercury to high pressure sodium lamps. <br />If these filings are approved it is the desire of NSP to convert all <br />of their streetlights from mercury vapor to high pressure sodium over <br />the next several years and requests our concurrence with their program. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Council concurrence with NSP's <br />program to convert mercury vapor streetlights to hig:i pressure sodium <br />if their rate reduction and conversation fee elimination filings are <br />approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. <br />DFP/pf <br />Attachment <br />