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ORDER NO. PSC -2020 -0085 -TRF -EI DOCKET NO. 20190223 -EI PAGE 2 have lighting installations in streets, parking lots, or homeowners association common areas.3 Pursuant to the PL -1 tariff, customers are required to pay a lump sum in advance for the construction of LED lighting facilities. By 2016, FPL had 653,165 High Pressure Sodium vapor (HPSV) street light fixtures in service. Due to the upfront payment requirement and conversion costs from HPSV to LED lighting, only 1,691 LED fixtures were installed as of June 2016. The current pilot LED tariff was designed to offer customers additional lighting options and allow customers to convert from HPSV to LED lighting by paying for those costs through a monthly charge instead of paying an upfront cost. The LED pilot tariffs became effective on March 7, 2017 and the 3 -year pilot terminates on March 6, 2020. Customers taking service under the LED tariff are required to sign the LT -1 Agreement for an initial term of 10 years. During the review of this petition, a data request to FPL was issued to which responses were received on January 29, 2020. We have jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Sections 366.03, 366.04, 366.05, and 366.06, Florida Statutes (F.S.). DECISION In the instant petition, FPL proposes four revisions to the current LED tariffs: 1) remove the word pilot, 2) provide additional LED fixture options, 3) revise the maintenance charges, and 4) revise the LED conversion recovery charge. The only proposed changes to the LT -1 Agreement tariff sheets are a change to the tariff manager's name. FPL explained that the number of installed LED fixtures increased from 1,691 as of June 2016 to 195,000 as of October 2019. FPL further stated that there is customer demand for additional and more expensive styles of fixtures and that it has approximately 735 customers such as homeowner associations, commercial entities, and city and county governments who have expressed interest in new LED fixtures or conversions to. LED lighting. Monthly LED Tariff Charges As with the current pilot LED tariff, the proposed LED tariff charges are comprised of three components: a fixture charge, an energy charge, and a maintenance charge, consistent with other lighting tariffs electric utilities offer. In addition, the LED tariff includes an LED conversion charge for customers who choose to convert existing non -LED fixtures to LED fixtures. The revised charges are discussed below. All other Commission -approved street lighting cost recovery factors such as fuel or storm recovery charges will also apply. Additional Fixture Options The available LED fixtures are shown in a catalog on FPL's website4 as it allows FPL to update the catalog as needed to offer customers the latest LED fixtures. Each fixture shown in the catalog is assigned the appropriate fixture and energy tier. A sample page of the catalog is shown in Exhibit E to the petition. 3 Order No. PSC-98-0260-FOF-EI, issued on February 9, 1998, in Docket No. 971256 -EI, In re: Petition for approval of premium lighting and recreational lighting service rates schedules and agreements by Florida Power & Light Company. 4 www.fpl.com/LED