PSO Beginning Statewide Streetlight Initiative
August 26, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
Public Service Company of Oklahoma announced this week that in an effort to prepare for new and innovative lighting systems, it will be conducting a physical inventory of streetlights in all 232 cities and towns the company serves.
PSO covers a large portion of western and southwest Oklahoma.
The inventory will be performed by the data collection firm, VentureSum, and is expected to be completed by the end of this year or early 2022.
The company says the purpose of the inventory is to provide precise information on the streetlights in each town and municipality, including about a dozen attributes for each streetlight, and more accurate GPS coordinates.
PSO also said in addition to ultimately enhancing safety for many communities, this initiative will enable PSO personnel to more efficiently and effectively upgrade and restore streetlights. Once the information has been collected, PSO will review the data and compare it to existing maps and records to create a more comprehensive and detailed streetlight inventory.
PSO added that the public may see field personnel driving around over the next few months as they stop to look at every streetlight and take pictures of the poles, and adds that if customers have any questions or concerns regarding the inventory, they may share that information in an email to psocustomerservice@aep.com.
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