Do you need exterior area lighting for your home, farm, or place of business? As a member of Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative, you have the opportunity to experience the comfort of having a utility-grade area light protecting and enhancing the nighttime appearance of your property. For just a small monthly fee conveniently added to your electric bill, your Cooperative will work with you to determine the best location for your new light then will install and maintain the light. Below you can find all of the options that are available through our exterior lighting service.
All exterior lighting options below are pole-mounted and controlled with photoelectric cells, switching on at dusk and turning off at dawn. Billing information can be found in the "Conditions of Service" section at the bottom of the page.
Please contact us at 973-875-5101 for a price quote and current fixture availability
Security, Area, and Flood Lighting Options
Decorative Lighting Options
We also offer decorative lighting fixtures for communities with distribution wires buried underground.
Per the Security Light Agreement in Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative's tariff:
- The Cooperative will furnish and install at no expense to the member either a 90 watt high pressure sodium or 48 watt LED security light (or equivalent lamp of Sussex Rural's selection) unit at a location agreeable to both parties, will make the necessary electrical connections and will furnish electricity for this unit, which shall be controlled by a photoelectric cell to energize the unit.
- The Cooperative will maintain the light unit and will replace the lamp upon notice from the member that said lighting unit is not operating. Service will be rendered as promptly as possible, (next service call in the area) but no service work will be performed after the end of the regular working period.
- The member hereby agrees to furnish a location for the unit, to permit any tree trimming required for conductors or unit installation and will pay for the foregoing service at the rate of $8.88 per month including sales tax where applicable. Where a pole is required for installation of the light, the monthly charge will be $17.76 including sales tax where applicable. The prices may be changed when new rates are filed.
- Further, the member agrees to protect the unit from damage so far as the member is able and to pay for damages to same occasioned by the member's negligence.
- Further, if the light is repeatedly damaged by vandalism or other overt acts, the light will be removed at no cost to the member and the agreement shall be terminated. However, the member may retain the light by agreeing, in writing, to reimburse the Cooperative for all future damages caused by vandalism or other overt acts.
- It is mutually agreed that the light unit and conductors as installed shall remain the property of the Cooperative. This agreement shall become effective on the date first below written and shall remain in effect until two years following the start to the initial billing period and thereafter until terminated by either party giving to the other one month notice in writing.
- This agreement shall bind not only the parties hereto but also their responsive heirs, successors, representatives and assigns.
Per the Area & Flood Light Agreement in Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative's tariff:
- The Cooperative will furnish and install at no expense to the member an area or floodlight fixture (lamp to be high pressure sodium at specified wattage or an equivalent lamp of our choosing) at a location agreeable to both parties, will make the necessary electrical connections and will furnish electricity for this unit, which shall be controlled by a photoelectric cell to energize the unit.
- The Cooperative will maintain the light unit and will replace the lamp upon notice from the member that said lighting unit is not operating. Service will be rendered as promptly as possible, (next service call in the area) but no service work will be performed after the end of the regular working period.
- The member hereby agrees to furnish a location for the unit, to permit any tree trimming required for conductors or unit installation and will pay for the foregoing service at the rates shown below plus applicable taxes. Where a pole is required for installation of the light, an additional charge of $8.99 per month including sales tax where applicable. If required, a shield will be provided at no additional charge to control light distribution. The prices may be changed when new rates are filed.
- Further, the member agrees to protect the unit from damage so far as he is able and to pay for damages to same occasioned by the member's negligence.
- Further, if the light is repeatedly damaged by vandalism or other overt acts, the light will be removed at no cost to the member and the agreement shall be terminated.
- It is mutually agreed that the light unit and conductors as installed shall remain the property of the Cooperative. This agreement shall become effective on the date first below written and shall remain in effect until two years following the start to the initial billing period and thereafter until terminated by either party giving to the other one month notice in writing.
- This agreement shall bind not only the parties hereto but also their respective heirs, successors, representatives and assigns.
Monthly Lighting Charges
250 watt LED area or flood light....................$16.09
400 watt LED area or flood light....................$21.03
Per the Decorative Lighting Agreement in Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative's tariff:
- The Cooperative will furnish and install at no expense to the member a decorative lighting fixture and pole (lamp to be 90 watt high pressure sodium) at a location within ten feet of an existing padmount transformer or secondary splice box, will make the necessary electrical connections and will furnish electricity for this unit, which shall be controlled by a photoelectric cell to energize the unit.
- The Cooperative will maintain the light unit and will replace the lamp upon notice from the member that said lighting unit is not operating. Service will be rendered as promptly as possible, (next service call in the area) but no service work will be performed after the end of the regular working period.
- The member hereby agrees to furnish a location for the unit, to permit any tree trimming required for conductors or unit installation and will pay for the foregoing service at the rates shown below plus applicable taxes. If required, a shield will be provided at no additional charge to control light distribution. The prices may be changed when new rates are filed.
- Further, the member agrees to protect the unit from damage so far he is able and to pay for damages to same occasioned by the member's negligence.
- Further, if the light is repeatedly damaged by vandalism or other overt acts, the light will be removed at no cost to the member and the agreement shall be terminated. However, the member may retain the light by agreeing, in writing, to reimburse the Cooperative for all future damages caused by vandalism or other overt acts.
- It is mutually agreed that the light unit and conductors as installed shall remain the property of the Cooperative. This agreement shall become effective on the date first below written and shall remain in effect until two years following the start of the initial billing period and thereafter until terminated by either party giving to the other one month notice in writing.
- This agreement shall bind not only the parties hereto but also their respective heirs, successors, representatives and assigns.
Monthly Lighting Charges
50 watt LED decorative light (Colonial Style).................................................$21.96
90 watt High Pressure Sodium decorative light (Marietta Style)....................$25.60