Street light wire theft is a big and expensive problem for public agencies.  A world wide shortage of copper led to a dramatic increase in the salvage value of copper wire, starting in about 2006.  Coupled with the economic downturn in the US, a very unorganized but persistent wave of wire theft began.  With the slow-down of the building boom in China in about 2014-15, the price has since dropped off substantially but is still higher than historical averages.  Here is a snap shot of the curre...


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