Common use of Municipality Owned Street Lighting Clause in Contracts

Municipality Owned Street Lighting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, it is understood and agreed that the Municipality shall have the right to own street lighting and to pay the applicable rate, recognizing the Municipality's ownership. In such cases where the Municipality owns its street lighting, the Municipality agrees that: i) it will bear sole and full responsibility for any liability resulting therefrom and for properly operating, servicing, maintaining, insuring and replacing such street lighting in accordance with good and safe electrical operating practices; ii) such street lighting is not to form part of the Distribution System and shall be capable of being isolated from the Distribution System; and iii) such street lighting will be separately metered, provided that this provision will not necessarily require individual street lights to be separately metered.