Residential Rate Summary
Effective March 1, 2025.
We provide the following rate options to our residential members:
Regular Residential Rate 10/11: Our Service Charge covers the fixed cost to provide
service to our members at $1.50 per day, which allows us to have a lower price per kWh delivered to our
member/owners. The price per kWh for these rates is $0.1262/kWh. Multi-phase has
a higher minimum charge.
Time of Day Residential Rate Rate 80/81: Our Service Charge is $1.50 for this optional
rate. The price per kWh for these rates is $0.0788/kWh, with a demand charge of $11.25 per kW of billing demand during peak hours. Billing demand is calculated based on the maximum kilowatt (kW) usage recorded during the on-peak hours specified below, measured over a one-hour clock period. Think of kW as how much electricity you're using at any one moment. The higher your usage at one time, the higher this charge will be. if you can shift your electricity usage away from the on-peak hours, you can significantly reduce your electric bill.
- On-Peak Hours:
- Summer Months (April – October) 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Winter Months (November – March) 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Renewable Surplus Generation Rider: This rider opened for use June 1, 2019, allows residential and
small commercial (non demand billed rates) to install solar PV or other renewable systems and get
credited for the value of solar to Berkeley Electric Cooperative. The systems are limited to the annual
kWh use divided by 1,800 for the AC kW sizing. The credit value includes savings from energy costs,
demand cost (wholesale generation charges) and line losses. The value per kWh is currently -$0.0550 per kWh. The credit may offset all charges for the month.
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