Electric Rates
As a residential member, your electric pricing is made up of 3 charges: basic charge, delivery charge and energy charge. Electric prices did not increase in 2020 – marking the 5th time in 6 years that we have been able to keep electric prices flat.
Basic charge: covers the fixed cost of services for things such as metering and billing.
- $20.50 per month
Delivery charge: covers the costs to operate and maintain the wires, transformers, poles, and other equipment it takes to send you power.
- 2.624 cents per Kilowatt-hour
Energy charge: covers the costs of producing electricity and sending it long distances to our distribution system.
- 6.524 cents per Kilowatt-hour
Example of Charges
Assuming an energy usage of 1,600 Kilowatt-hours, here is an example of electric pricing:
Charge type | Amount |
---|---|
Basic charge | $20.50 |
Delivery charge – 1,600 Kilowatt-hours times 2.624 cents | $41.98 |
Energy charge – 1,600 Kilowatt-hours times 6.524 cents | $104.28 |
Total energy charge | $166.86 |