Commercial Rate Summary and Key Accounts

General Service < 100kWh use per hour:  "GS-1" Rate 20/21

Available for all non-residential members for single phase and multi-phase service up to 100 kVa transformer, with a single point of delivery.  Our Service Availability Charge covers the fixed cost to provide service to our members at $1.60 per day, which allows us to have a lower price per kWh delivered to our members (multi-phase has a higher minimum charge).  The rate is priced for winter and summer season rate, as our wholesale cost of power is higher in the summertime.  All kWh purchased are at the same price.

This rate is eligible to use the Renewable Energy Rider to offset purchased power with solar PV and get credited for the surplus at the current price of -$0.0603 per kWh.  Limited to annual kWh use divided by 1,800 for kW AC sizing. 

 

General Service Time of Day < 100kWh use per hour: Rate 82/83 "GS-TOD"

 Available for all non-residential members for single phase and multi-phase service up to 100 kVa transformer, with a single point of delivery.  Our Service Availability Charge covers the fixed cost to provide service to our members at $1.60 per day ($85 for 3 phase). The off-peak cost per kWh is approximately one fourth the price of on peak power, which helps lower bills for members shifting energy usage to off peak hours.  If you can control the time of your kWh use during the day, this could lower your annual cost of power.   

On-Peak Hours: Summer Months (April – October) 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Winter Months (November – March) 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Applicable, on an optional basis, to all single or multi-phase non-residential members supplied through one meter whose service requirements necessitate the installation of 100 kVA or less transformer capacity. 

 

General Service Optional Rate: GS-2: Rate 22/23

Applicable to all single-phase and multi-phase non-residential members supplied through one meter.  Applicable to all multi-phase non-residential members whose service requirements necessitate the installation of 100 kVA or less transformer capacity. Monthly service charge is $100. This is a peak 30-minute demand and energy-based rate. This rate provides lower cost for high energy users with consistent use of power per hour.

 

School Service SCH Rate 30:

For electric service to schools of one standard secondary voltage required on member’s premises, delivered at one point and metered at and compensated to that voltage and where required transformer capacity exceeds 100 kVA.  The rate has a fixed monthly service charge of $206.25, energy charge and peak kW (demand charge: highest kWh use over a 30-minute period, each month).

 

Large Power Service: LPS-1: Rate 40

This commercial rate has a service charge of $100 per month and a minimum of $319 for the first 35 kW of billed demand.  A demand charge per kW above the 35-kW minimum and the energy charge goes down in prices as more kWh are used per unit of billed kW.  This rate is best for large commercial with a steady use of power. 

Applicable to all electric service of one standard secondary voltage required on member’s premises, delivered at one point and metered at or compensated to that voltage, and where required transformer capacity exceeds 100 kVA.  The capacity of individual motors served under this schedule shall not exceed seven and one-half (7½) horsepower without consent from the Cooperative. 

 

Large Power: Coincidental Peak: LPS-3 Rate 41

Applicable to all single phase or multi-phase non-residential members supplied through one meter, whose service requirements necessitate the installation of 100 kVA or larger transformer capacity, on a voluntary basis. The rate has a Service Charge of $230 per month and paying smaller peak demand charge and much higher priced, coincidental peak charge.  On peak coincidental charges per kW are over 3 times the maximum demand charge.  Our Coincidental Peak hour per month is determined by the wholesale system peak hour and typically, but not restricted, to the following hours: On-Peak Hours: Summer Months (April – October) 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Winter Months (November – March) 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

 

This rate is applicable to members requiring over 100 kVA transformer capacity, but not more than 3,000 kilowatts demand. 

 

Large Power and Industrial Service: LPIS-1: Rate 50

Applicable to large power, industrial, and institutional consumers (excluding schools and churches) for all electric service of one standard voltage required on consumer’s premises, delivered at one point and metered, and where the contract demand or actual or anticipated demand is greater than 1,000 kW.  The consumer shall consult the Cooperative on motor starting considerations.  This rate provides a minimum $15,290 charge for the first 1,000 kW and per kW charge in excess of 1,000 kW.  The kWh (energy) charge goes down in prices as more kWh are used per unit of billed kW. 

 

Industrial Service typically requires substation for service and is available for use exceeding 3,000 kW and provides a wholesale cost, plus O&M/taxes/coop margin-based rate.  Economic Development incentives for this type of service may be available.  Ask for Key Accounts Representative for more information.  

Bert Walling is the liaison for all commercial accounts when issues arise; high bills, billing, electric vehicle charging or payment problems, outages – planned and unplanned or any other questions or concerns.

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