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Schedule 24: Large General Service -- Time-of-Use

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by Benton PUD.

APPLICABLE: To commercial, industrial, public buildings, and other services not eligible under other rate schedules, where measured demand equals or exceeds 300 kW at least 3 months in a calendar year, but never exceeds 3500 kW. Time-of-use metering may be provided by Benton PUD upon receipt of a customer's written request and may be at customer expense. Benton PUD may also install time-of-use metering at its discretion and expense.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: Sixty hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the Benton PUD may have available.

RATE: Monthly Customer Charge:Multi-phase $18.45

Monthly Energy Charge:

April 1 through August 31, inclusive:
First 20,000 kWh
$ 0.0462 per kWh
Additional kWh  
Monday through Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. $ 0.0313 per kWh
All other hours $ 0.0295 per kWh
September 1 through March 31, inclusive
First 20,000 kWh $ 0.0503 per kWh
Additional kWh  
Monday through Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. $ 0.0396 per kWh
All other hours $ 0.0336 per kWh

MONTHLY DEMAND CHARGE:
First 50 kW of demand per month: no demand charge.
Excess above 50 kW of demand per month: $5.92 per kilowatt billing demand per billing period.

BILLING DEMAND: The billing demand under this rate schedule shall be the highest of the following:

1. The measured demand for the month adjusted for power factor less 50 kW.
2. Or as specified in a separate contract.

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: May be the monthly customer charge, or 27¢/kVA of required transformer capacity, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with Benton PUD's line extension policy

DELIVERY POINT: The above rates are based upon the supply of service to the entire premises through a single delivery and metering point. Separate supply for the same customer at other points of consumption shall be separately metered and billed.

DETERMINATION OF DEMAND: Demand measurement shall be made by suitable instruments at the point of delivery. Demand for any month shall be defined as the average kilowatt delivery during the thirty-minute period in which the consumption of energy is the greatest during the month for which determination is made.

POWER FACTOR ADJUSTMENTS: If the average power factor at which power is delivered to the customer is less than 95% lagging, the billing demand may be increased by one percent for each percent or major fraction thereof that the average power factor is less than 95% lagging. The average power factor will be determined by measurement of kilowatt-hours and reactive kilovolt-ampere-hours during the billing period using the following formula:

Where pf = Average Power Factor
Where kWh = Kilowatt-Hours
Where kvarh = Reactive-Kilovolt-Ampere Hours

The meter measuring reactive volt-ampere-hours shall be ratcheted to prevent reverse rotation when the power factor of the load is leading.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of Benton PUD or as specified in a special power sales contract. Additionally Benton PUD may require a contribution from the customer for the special facilities investment.