City of Lompoc Launches LED Holiday Light Exchange Program

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LOMPOC, CA, November 6, 2024 – The City of Lompoc wants to help Lompoc residents and business owners light up the city with a festive but energy-conscious glow this holiday season.

The City of Lompoc is proud to offer for a fourth consecutive year a LED holiday light exchange program, encouraging the community to swap out old, dangerous, inefficient holiday light strings for new LED holiday lights. The program, which aims to assist residents and businesses in reducing energy use and saving money on utility bills, kicked off on Monday, November 4.

Replacing traditional incandescent holiday lights with LEDs is a quick and easy way to keep energy bills low through the holidays. LED holiday lights are exceptionally energy efficient and use approximately 75% less energy than conventional incandescent light strings, allowing up to 20 strings to be connected without overloading a wall socket. LEDs are also much cooler than incandescent lights and are made with epoxy lenses, reducing the risk of fire, burnt fingers and broken lights during the holidays.

Starting Monday, November 4, City of Lompoc electric utility customers may exchange up to five old holiday light strings for new LED holiday lights at Lompoc City Hall (100 Civic Center Plaza) during normal business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) and every Friday starting November 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in front of Lompoc City Hall near the utility payment drop box (except the 29, the day after Thanksgiving).

To participate in the exchange program, City of Lompoc utility customers must bring a current utility bill, a photo ID, and their old holiday lights to city hall. Customers are limited to five new light string replacements per utility account. The replacement program is on a first-come, first-served basis and will be available until January 24, 2025, or while supplies last.

There is no cost to utility customers to participate in the holiday light exchange program, as the program is funded by public benefit resources accumulated through a dedicated, state-mandated 2.85 % charge applied to electric customer revenues. Members of the public with questions on the program may call City of Lompoc Utility Conservation at (805) 875-8252.

City of Lompoc

The City of Lompoc was founded as a town in 1874 and incorporated as a city on August 13, 1888. Prior to the City’s establishment, the building of La Purisima Mission in 1787 marked the earliest European settlement in the Lompoc Valley. Growth in the Lompoc Valley was sparked by the 1901 completion of the coastal railroad between San Francisco and Los Angeles, which included the extension of a spur into Lompoc. The Lompoc Valley is home to Vandenberg Space Force Base, the first missile base of the United States Air Force. Today, the City of Lompoc is a travel destination known for its downtown mural program, local wines and acclaimed cuisine, historic landmarks, parks and nearby beaches. For more information, visit: http://www.cityoflompoc.com/