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Electric City plans to add at least 15 new street lights next year.

The initial cost is about $2,000, and it will boost the city’s electric bill a bit higher.

The decision to move forward on the street light program was made last Tuesday night and spelled out in the 2015 city budget.

The city initially will pay for the trenching for the lines, and the rest of the expense will be handled by Grant County PUD. The PUD recovers its expense by the monthly fee it charges for electricity.

The city now pays about $975 a month for energy costs for its street light program. How much this will increase isn’t exactly known, according to City Clerk Jacki Perman.

Street lights added at intersections will have 200-watt lights and at other locations energy-saving bulbs.

Lights will go in at Sunset Drive, Silver Drive, Electric Boulevard, at the intersection of Snyder hill and SR-155, Miller Avenue, Lakeview Avenue, Sunny Drive, Fourth Street and Third Street.

Maps showing exact placement are available at city hall.