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Author: Sam Finn

Nationwide Failure of AEL Streetlights

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Sam Finn

Key Points 30 November 2022 Update: Since we published this post in July 2021 the number of municipalities with failing streetlights has increased dramatically. And, the failures are always with

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Blog, Good Governance, Street Lighting

Is Dalkia a Qualified Provider for Guaranteed Utility Savings Contracts?

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Sam Finn

Key Points State law is emphatic that only “qualified providers” may offer guaranteed utility savings contracts to New Mexico cities. Qualified Providers are ones who have applied to and been

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Blog, Good Governance

Review: Santa Fe’s Financial Malfeasance or Incompetence in the Streetlight Upgrade Project

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Sam Finn

Key Points In late February we began posting a series of articles review Santa Fe’s financial incompetence or malfeasance – your choice – in the procurement and management of the

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Good Governance, Street Lighting

Did Santa Fe Seek Approval of the Dalkia Contract?

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Sam Finn

Key Points Santa Fe’s contract with Dalkia to upgrade the city’s streetlights to LED technology is a guaranteed utility savings contract. State law appears to require that these contracts be

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Blog, Good Governance

Is The Dalkia Cost Savings Guarantee A Real Guarantee?

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Sam Finn

Key Points To protect taxpayers, state law appears to require that Santa Fe’s streetlight upgrade contract with Dalkia include a guarantee that the project’s annual cost savings meet or exceed the

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Blog, Good Governance, Street Lighting

Streetlight financing, part II

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Sam Finn

Key Points In advocating for the streetlight project Public Works Director Wheeler, City Attorney McSherry, and City Finance Director McCoy grossly overestimated the savings from the city’s streetlight conversion. Here

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Blog, Good Governance, Street Lighting

Did Santa Fe correctly estimate the cost of the streetlight upgrade?

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Sam Finn

Key Points A review of public documents show that Public Works Wheeler, City Attorney McSherry, and Finance Director McCoy grossly overestimated the cost savings associated with the Dalkia streetlight project.

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Blog, Good Governance, Street Lighting

Dalkia and the Sunport Shutdown of December 2020

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Sam Finn

Key Points On the morning of December 21, 2020, a transformer explosion & fire at the Albuquerque Sunport shutdown the airport for a full day, grounding flights, stranding passengers, and

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Good Governance, Street Lighting

Albuquerque Lawsuit: Falling Streetlights

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Sam Finn

Key Points For the past 15 months Albuquerque has been plagued by falling streetlights. On June 8, 2021, the City of Albuquerque filed a lawsuit alleging negligence against several companies involved

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Good Governance, Street Lighting

Caveat Emptor – Or, Let The Buyer Beware!

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Sam Finn

Key Points: The Request for Proposals/Bid process is how well-run cities and businesses get the best possible price for what they need or want; Santa Fe Public Works urged the

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Good Governance, Street Lighting
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