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City of Oshkosh
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
Cost Analysis of City vs. WPS owned poles
Construction estimate for
city owned pole
KWH WPS COST
City owned pole
(subject to annual increase)
KWH WPS COST
WPS owned pole
(subject to annual increase)
Pole/Fixture
Fuses/Holder
Base
Labor
Underground
Electric
Labor
$2,242.00
$ 50.00
$ 875.00
$ 750.00
$3,000.00
$6,917.00
$ 0.14 per light
$ 3.88 per light
$ 51.10 per light
Daily
Monthly
Yearly
$ 0.68 per light
$ 19.04 per light
$248.20 per light
(Maintenance fees included in
WPS contract)
Energy Cost Savings (City owned pole)
Daily: $ 0.54
Monthly: $ 15.16
Yearly: $ 197.10
per light
per light
per light
Estimated breakeven point: 35.1 years
($6,917 / $197.10)
Life expectancy of wood poles: 40 years
Life expectancy of aluminum poles: 50 years