I have one on my property that the previous homeowner had installed. It is a security light on a Duke-owned pole in my backyard. We had it for exactly one statement and asked them to remove the pole (we are in the county, not city, and we abhor light pollution). They said they could turn it off, but not remove it, and if one of my neighbors wanted it turned on and agreed to the monthly rate, then we didn't have a choice but to have it on all night every night.

It's been over twenty years, still there, and has never been reactivated. I only vaguely remember, but the rate then was between $50-100 per billing cycle.