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h5p September 7, 1983 Mr Donald F P:ulluy, City of Mnund.s View 2401 US Ilwy 10 St Paul MN 55112 Adnliniatratur r Re: Conversion of NSP Owned Street Lights to Iligh Pressure Sodium uc:u• Air Pnuley: Northern Slates Power Company Lakeland Division I '(In ra-a Counly Road E While Beat Lake, Mvmesaa 55110 relvphnne I0121 770 1347 Earlier this year, NSP initiated a program for conversion of all NSP owned street lights to energy efficient high pressure sodium lamps. NSP developed this program to reduce the number of inefficient street lights on its system, in line with NSP's and the national commitment to energy con- servation. Because of recent reductions in the cost of high pressure sodium fixtures supplied to NSP, we are now able to make the street light conversion program even more attractive to you. This cost -reduction has occurred due to a nationwide movement toward the use of this new, efficient light source, resulting in mass production of the high pressure sodium equipment at lower costs. Correspondingly NSP, on September 8th, is filing with the Minnesota and South Dakota Public Utilities Commissions and the North Dakota Public Service Commission a rate request to lower its rates for high pressure sodium street lights so that they are the same as those now charged for mercury vapor street lighting of equivalent light output. We have also filed with these Colmnissions to eliminate the $5.00 mercury -to -high pressure sodium conversion charge. The filings also include a request that the mercury street light rate be closed and no longer be offered for new installations. After we receive the Commissions' approval, NSP will start converting NSP owned mercury, incandescent, and fluorescent street lights to new, energy efficient high pressure sodium at no charge for the conversion.