Who pays the electric bill for street lights and traffic signals? | You asked, we answer

As part of the Sun Sentinel’s Sound Off South Florida project, we answer readers’ questions about South Florida life, culture, history, government — pretty much anything you can come up with. Recently, we received a question from reader Brennan Forsyth, who asked, “How does Florida Power and Light measure energy usage for street lights and traffic signals and who do they send the bill to?”