Street and area light installation, LED conversion and maintenance for utilities

UPA installs, converts and maintains street and area lighting for utilities, including LED retrofits and lighting controls.

We don’t yet publish a named lighting reference; ask us for one that matches your program.

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Technician in a bucket truck working on a pole-mounted light — Streetlight work from a bucket truck.

Maintaining utility-owned streetlights

Installation, conversion and maintenance each make different demands on a field program. Define the inventory, ownership, access and expected work before setting routes and schedules.

What to ask for in a lighting proposal

Ask for a relevant named reference, a fixture schedule and any documented service commitments. We don’t yet publish a lighting result with numbers.

References

We don’t yet publish a named lighting project or fixture count. Energy savings and response times depend on each project’s records.

Ask us for a reference or see the programs in our track record.

Working with procurement

Ask us for a named reference, current capacity and qualifications for your contract.

Contractor: Utility Partners of America, LLC, headquartered in Greer, South Carolina
Service: Street and area light installation, LED conversion and maintenance for utilities
What the work covers: Street and area light installation; lED fixture conversion; streetlight maintenance; lighting control-system installation; utility-owned and municipal program scoping; site access and work coordination.
Scope and dates: Set out the asset types, territory, program period, utility responsibilities and acceptance criteria in the RFP.
Qualifications to ask for: Current state and work-specific licenses, insurance, bonding, crew training and dated safety figures with their definitions.
Capacity and service levels: Ask for the staffing plan, production assumptions, escalation process and reporting commitments.
References: Ask us for a named client, dated scope and relevant performance measures.
Contact: Talk to us about an RFP or call (864) 269-2302

How a program runs

Each phase is agreed with the utility. Durations, staffing, service levels and acceptance rules depend on the contract.

Agree the scopeSettle the asset types, service area, responsibilities and acceptance rules before any field work is assigned.
Plan access and routesSet priorities, customer notices, appointment needs and escalation contacts with the utility.
Do the field workWork to the agreed scope and record the asset information the utility needs.
Review exceptions and dataAgree how incomplete work, access problems and records are reviewed with the utility.
Close outReconcile accepted work and flag any follow-up service or maintenance.

Common questions

Straight answers for utility teams. Customers with a question about an appointment should start with their utility.

Does UPA work on utility-owned and city-owned streetlights?

Our lighting service is offered to investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities and cooperatives. Confirm ownership, electrical scope and responsibilities for your program.

Can the work include LED conversion and controls?

Yes. The service includes LED conversion and installing lighting control systems. Your program should specify the fixtures, controls and commissioning.

What is the outage response time?

There’s no standard commitment. Routine and emergency response times, dispatch and exclusions are agreed in the contract.

How much energy will an LED conversion save?

We don’t publish a general savings figure. An honest estimate uses your existing fixtures, the replacement design, operating hours and a measurement method.

What happens to removed fixtures and materials?

Your program scope should say who owns them, what gets returned and who handles disposal. We confirm the process with the utility before work starts.

What safety and qualification records should a utility ask for?

Ask for current licenses for the work and the state, insurance and bonding documents, crew training records, and EMR, TRIR and DART figures with their dates and definitions. Ask us for the current documents that match your scope.

Planning a meter or field program?

Tell us the work, the service territory and the timeline. We’ll put you in touch with the people who run that kind of program.