Street Lighting

Request a New Light

Chelan County PUD offers a solution for providing additional yard or street lighting in most service areas. Rate schedules apply to all night lighting for areas outside publicly owned buildings and are also available for customers of privately owned areas. To learn more about Street and Area Lighting Service rate schedules and the monthly charge, click here.

To inquire and apply for a PUD light to be installed, please submit a Non-Residential Electrical Service Application or Residential Electric Service Application. Applications are also available by calling (509) 661-8400 or by sending us an email. Each lighting application is reviewed for availability, installation requirements, additional installation costs and more.

Lighting Projects

In 2018 and 2019, all cities in Chelan County converted their streetlights to LEDs (light-emitting diodes).

On Jan. 8, 2018, Chelan County PUD Commissioners approved a rate for municipal LED streetlights that lowered power costs for cities that install the energy-saving lamps. The new rate reflects the energy savings of LEDs.

The 2018/2019 project replaced approximately 3,750 streetlights throughout Chelan County, most of which are standard streetlights called cobra heads. Most of the streetlights in Chelan County were high pressure sodium. High pressure sodium streetlights are less efficient and cast an orange, low-quality light. LED streetlights are energy efficient and have long life spans.

The LED lights selected for this project called for “warm 3000°K” colored lights that have a softer glow and minimize the amount of harsh blue light.

Street Lighting FAQ

Benefits of LED lighting include:
- Energy efficient
- Provide cost savings to customer-owners and taxpayers as a result of reduced maintenance and energy use
- Longer life span, requiring less maintenance
- Provides truer light (better color and light quality) for improved visibility
- Dark-Sky compliant
- Increased safety and security
- Standardizes LED fixtures throughout the county
- Supports the PUD’s energy conservation targets
LED fixtures are not dimmer. High pressure sodium fixtures appear as a glaring source point of light, typically pooling the light underneath the fixture, which makes them appear bright. LED fixtures are designed to produce less glare by only shining the light where it is needed.
PUD street lights are only mounted on wood poles. You can report streetlight outages or request maintenance on PUD-owned streetlights in your neighborhood by emailing svcdispatch@chelanpud.org or calling 509-661-4325.

If the streetlight is not mounted on a wood pole, then you will need to contact one of the following to report the issue. Some streetlights may also be owned by private individuals or homeowners associations.
- City of Cashmere: (509) 782-3513
- City of Chelan: (509) 670-4871
- City of Entiat: (509) 784-1500
- City of Leavenworth: (509) 548-5275
- City of Wenatchee: (509) 888-3202
- Chelan County: (509) 667-6415
An area light is mounted on a PUD-owned wood pole and is paid for by the individual customer it serves. These lights were not included in the LED conversion project in 2018/2019.

Chelan PUD currently has a pilot program to install motion-controlled LED lights in a few selected sites. The PUD will replace standard high pressure sodium area light with an LED light that runs at a reduced light level unless motion is sensed. If motion is detected, the lights increase to full brightness over two seconds and then will slowly dim back down if no motion has been detected after five to ten minutes. You can contact Jim White at 509-661-4829 if you have a PUD area light that you would like to retrofit with one of these new step-dimming LED lights.

Street Lighting

Request a New Light

Lighting Projects

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