I do the street light thing too, but it depends on what I'm feeling, whether they go off, or on. And I asked an electrician about this, to see if he had an explanation, or would instead, reccomend a psychiatrist. He told me there are sensors in the lamps. It's a cost effective energy saving feature, so the lamps come on at nightfall, and go out at daybreak. But he told me that magnetic storms affect them, (solar flare activity, etc..) and that people with strong personal fields do too. He said these lights are SO sensitive, that anyone with a strong field will affect the sensor in the lamp.
I also aparently have some other abilities as well. Mainly to do with energy transmission, but also a lot of manifestation, spirit world interaction, empathic stuff, and just a general "Knowing what's up". I guess I have the psychometry thing going on too. I pick up impressions from places or items. I also had a cheating ex, who actually tried to BS me about it. I could tell if he'd had someone else in his car, even though there was no physical evidence. (he made sure of that.) And I could get the impression of the someone else, whoever she was, off of him. It seemed like I could read his thoughts.
I do that with other people too. I pick up stuff right out of their head, althought I don't try to do it. I simply can't help it. It just is something that happens to me. This can be extremely disturbing. It's a double edged sword. I get into trouble if I negate the impressions that I pick up. (This only seems to happen with guys I want to date, however. Unfortunately all better judgement flies out the window if I want to get with someone...)
It's funny, If I concentrate on the empathic, or telepath stuff, I get static, and it doesn't happen. If I concentrate on energy generation, I get more than I bargained for. If I concentrate on psychometry, I pick up stronger impressions. And as far as manifestation, If I just really need it to happen badly enough, it will happen. If I put some Oomph into it, there are more, and longer lasting results.
I was just born this way I guess, and as I learn and develop, it keeps on coming out. There may be even more, but I haven't discovered it yet.