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Date Daily System Charge Rate Demand Rate
10/1/2023 $0.63 per day (no energy) 6.88 cents/kWh 1.00 dollar/kW
10/1/2019 $0.63 per day (no energy) 7.39 cents/kWh  
10/1/2017 $0.62 per day (no energy) 7.18 cents/kWh  
9/1/2016 $0.55 per day (no energy) 7.18 cents/kWh  
9/1/2015 $0.52 per day (no energy) 6.84 cents/kWh  
1/1/2012 $11.05/month (no energy) 6.84 cents/kWh  
1/1/2011 $10.50/month (no energy) 6.49 cents/kWh  
1/1/2010 $9.20/month (no energy) 6.05 cents/kWh  

Click here for rates prior to 2010 

Effective February 14, 2023

RATE SCHEDULE 11 - RESIDENTIAL

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To domestic use of electric energy by all residential urban and rural customers which may include community lawn irrigation systems and single family residential swimming pools.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

RATE:

Daily System Charge

$0.63 per day

Monthly Energy Charge effective through September 30, 2023: $0.0739 per kWh

Monthly Energy Charge effective October 1, 2023: $0.0688 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge effective October 1, 2023: $1.00 per kW during Peak Hours

PEAK HOURS: Peak Hours are defined as follows:

  • October 1 through April 30, inclusive are Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time excluding all hours on holidays.
  • May 1 through September 30, inclusive are Monday through Friday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time excluding all hours on holidays.

 
HOLIDAYS: Holidays include New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. In the event the holiday falls on a Sunday, all hours during the following Monday will be excluded from the Peak Hours.
 
BILLING DEMAND: The Demand Charge shall be multiplied by the maximum 1-hour kW demand measured by the District’s meter for the Peak Hours during each billing period. The demand measured shall be rounded to the nearest whole number

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

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.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District.

Effective February 14, 2023

RATE SCHEDULE 12 - RESIDENTIAL - SECONDARY METER

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To domestic use of electric energy by all residential customers with a second electrical service (meter) at a service location that is a single-family residence. To qualify for this rate schedule, the second service must meet all of the following criteria: 1) be fed from the same transformer that serves the primary residence, AND 2) be served by a 50 kVa or less sized transformer, AND 3) not be a living space. The secondary electrical service may include services to a detached structure (e.g. barn, garage, shed, shop, etc.) located on the same parcel of land as the primary electrical service, a single family residential swimming pool, or household water pump. The secondary electrical service shall not be used to serve commercial businesses and buildings, secondary livings spaces, security lighting or irrigation accounts. The District may waive the requirement for services to be located on the same parcel of land in the case of a shared service providing benefit to multiple property owners (e.g. community well).

Customers may apply for the secondary service rate and eligibility will be verified by District field personnel. Customers who are on this schedule and convert the second service to a different usage (i.e. a shop is converted to a commercial business or a separate residence) are required to notify the District prior to any change of use. In the event of a change in use that no longer qualifies for this rate schedule, the account will be changed to the applicable rate schedule (residential, commercial, etc.). If the District is not notified of the change, and it is determined the change disqualifies the secondary service from this rate schedule, the District reserves the right to adjust prior bills from the date an increase of load appears on the monthly readings or as otherwise reasonably determined by the District.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

RATE:

Daily System Charge

$0.32 per day

Monthly Energy Charge effective through September 30, 2023: $0.0739 per kWh

Monthly Energy Charge effective October 1, 2023: $0.0688 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge effective October 1, 2023: $1.00 per kW during Peak Hours

PEAK HOURS: Peak Hours are defined as follows:

  • October 1 through April 30, inclusive are Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time excluding all hours on holidays.
  • May 1 through September 30, inclusive are Monday through Friday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time excluding all hours on holidays.

 
HOLIDAYS: Holidays include New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. In the event the holiday falls on a Sunday, all hours during the following Monday will be excluded from the Peak Hours.
 
BILLING DEMAND: The Demand Charge shall be multiplied by the maximum 1-hour kW demand measured by the District’s meter for the Peak Hours during each billing period. The demand measured shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

DELIVERY POINT: The above rates are based upon the supply of service to the entire premises through a single delivery and metering point.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District.

Commercial Rates

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 21

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To commercial, industrial, public buildings, irrigation district pumping not meeting the criteria for agricultural irrigation rate schedules, and other services not eligible under other rate schedules where measured demand is less than 50 kW during any calendar year. Services are assigned this rate schedule when the usage information provided at the time the account is established meets the above criteria or when available, based on actual measured demand incurred by the previous customer. The District reserves the right to review accounts and reclassify the rate schedule on an as needed basis or at the request of a customer.
 
Starting January 1, 2023, all accounts with at least twelve months of billing history will be reviewed annually in order to determine if the accounts are in the correct rate schedule. Accounts not meeting the criteria above will be moved to the appropriate rate schedule based on usage information from the previous calendar year. The review and reclassification process will be completed in the first quarter and take effect with the first billing in the second quarter.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

RATE:

Daily System Charge

Single-Phase $0.55 per day
Multi-Phase $0.82 per day

Monthly Energy Charge effective through March 31, 2023: $0.0663 per kWh

Monthly Energy Charge effective effective April 1, 2023:  $0.0630 per kWh

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

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.

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 22

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To commercial, industrial, public buildings, irrigation district pumping not meeting the criteria for agricultural irrigation rate schedules, and other services not eligible under other rate schedules where measured demand is greater than 50 kW anytime and less than 300 kW at least ten (10) times during any calendar year. Services are assigned this rate schedule when the usage information provided at the time the account is established meets the above criteria or when available, based on actual measured demand incurred by the previous customer. The District reserves the right to review accounts and reclassify the rate schedule on an as needed basis or at the request of a customer.
 
Starting January 1, 2023, all accounts with at least twelve months of billing history will be reviewed annually in order to determine if the accounts are in the correct rate schedule. Accounts not meeting the criteria above will be moved to the appropriate rate schedule based on usage information from the previous calendar year. The review and reclassification process will be completed in the first quarter and take effect with the first billing in the second quarter.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

RATE:

Daily System Charge

$1.65 per day

 Monthly Energy Charge effective through March 31, 2023:

$0.0577 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge effective through March 31, 2023:

First 50 kW of demand per month no demand charge
Excess above 50 kW of demand per month $9.82 per kilowatt of billing demand per billing period

Monthly Energy Charge effective April 1, 2023:

$0.0548 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge effective April 1, 2023:

First 50 kW of demand per month no demand charge
Excess above 50 kW of demand per month $9.33 per kilowatt of 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, - or -
  2. As specified in a separate contract.

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

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 95% or more, no adjustment will be made in the registered kilowatt demand.  If the average power factor is less than 95%, then the registered kilowatt demand (KW) shall be adjusted. 

This adjustment consist of:

  1. Calculate the average power factor using the formula below.
  2. Subtract the average power factor from 95%.
  3. Multiply the average power factor difference by the registered KW, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
  4. Multiply the product by the Monthly Demand Charge rate to determine the Power Factor Adjustment.

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:

power-factor-formula.png


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

The meter measuring volt-ampere-reactive 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 the District.

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 23

NON TIME-OF-USE

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To commercial, industrial, public buildings, irrigation district pumping not meeting the criteria for agricultural irrigation rate schedules, 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. Services are assigned this rate schedule when the usage information provided at the time the account is established meets the above criteria or when available, based on actual measured demand incurred by the previous customer. The District reserves the right to review accounts and reclassify the rate schedule on an as needed basis or at the request of a customer.
 
Starting January 1, 2023, all accounts with at least twelve months of billing history will be reviewed annually in order to determine if the accounts are in the correct rate schedule. Accounts not meeting the criteria above will be moved to the appropriate rate schedule based on usage information from the previous calendar year. The review and reclassification process will be completed in the first quarter and take effect with the first billing in the second quarter.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

RATE:

Daily System Charge

$2.01 per day  

Monthly Energy Charge

$0.0471 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge

First 50 kW of demand per month no demand charge
Excess above 50 kW of demand per month $8.15 per kilowatt of 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, - or -
  2. As specified in a separate contract.

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

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 95% or more, no adjustments will be made in the registered kilowatt demand.  If the average power factor is less than 95%, then the registered kilowatt demand (KW) shall be adjusted. 

This adjustment will consist of:

  1. Calculate the averagepower factor using the formula below.
  2. Subtract the average factor from 95%.
  3. Multiply the average power factor difference by the registered KW, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
  4. Multiply the product by the Monthly Demand Charge rate to determine the Power Factor Adjustment.

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:

  

power-factor-formula.png


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

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

SCHEDULE DURATION: Customers meeting the Large General Service criteria and taking service under this schedule must be served under this rate schedule for a minimum of 12 consecutive months before choosing to take service under an alternative Large General Service rate schedule.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District or as specified in a special power sales contract. Primary Facility charges will apply.  Additionally, the District may require a contribution from the customer, or a Guaranteed Annual Revenue Contract (GAR), if an electric system improvement such as a new substation is needed as a result of new or additional load.

Effective October 1, 2019

RATE SCHEDULE 24

TIME-OF-USE

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To commercial, industrial, public buildings, irrigation district pumping not meeting the criteria for agricultural irrigation rate schedules, 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 the District upon receipt of a customer's written request and may be at customer expense.  The District may also install time-of-use metering at its discretion and expense. The District reserves the right to review accounts and reclassify the rate schedule on an as needed basis or at the request of a customer.
 
Starting January 1, 2023, all accounts with at least twelve months of billing history will be reviewed annually in order to determine if the accounts are in the correct rate schedule. Accounts not meeting the criteria above will be moved to the appropriate rate schedule based on usage information from the previous calendar year. The review and reclassification process will be completed in the first quarter and take effect with the first billing in the second quarter.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

RATE:

Daily System Charge

$2.01 per day  

Monthly Energy Charge 
Time of use:
kWh used Monday through Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. $0.0479 per kWh
All other hours $0.0423 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge

First 50 kW of demand per month no demand charge
Excess above 50 kW of demand per month $8.15 per kilowatt of 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, - or -
  2. As specified in a separate contract.

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

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 95% or more, no adjustment will be made int he registered kilowatt demand.  If the average power factor is less than 95%, then the registered kilowatt demand (KW) shall be adjusted.

The adjustment will consist of:

  1. Calculate the average power factor using the formula below.
  2. Subtract the average power factor from 95%.
  3. Multiply the average power factor difference by the registered KW, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
  4. Multiply the product by the Monthly Demand Charge rate to determine the Power Factor Adjustment.

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:

power-factor-formula.png


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

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

SCHEDULE DURATION: Customers meeting the Large General Service criteria and taking service under this schedule must be served under this rate schedule for a minimum of 12 consecutive months before choosing to take service under an alternative Large General Service rate schedule.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.  Primary Facility charges will apply.  Additionally, the District may require a contribution from the customer, or a Guaranteed Annual Revenue Contract (GAR), if an electric system improvement such as a new substation is needed as a result of new or additional load.

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 34

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To existing or new large industrial loads greater than 3,500 kW demand and no more than 10,000 kW demand. In order to qualify for this rate schedule a customer must submit prior to initiation of service a District approved electrical capacity and energy consumption plan which shows the customer will be eligible for this rate within the first three months of service. If such a plan is submitted showing that a customer will meet eligibility for this rate, then regardless of actual consumption, the customer will be billed using this rate schedule. After the first three months, the customer will be billed each month using the current billed month demand as the criteria to determine the appropriate rate schedule. A customer that has established eligibility for this rate class for a previous twelve month time period may remain on this rate schedule up to six months without needing to meet the criteria solely at the District’s discretion. This rate schedule does not apply to Large Electricity Intensive Loads (See Schedule 35).

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

RATE:

Daily System Charge

$7.75 per day  

Monthly Energy Charge
$0.0395 per kWh  

Monthly Demand Charge

$8.77 per kilowatt billing demand per billing period  

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

BILLING DEMAND: The billing demand shall be the measured demand for the month and will be adjusted for power factor if the average power factor is less than 95%. 

DELIVERY POINT: For purposes of meeting the criteria for this rate schedule, the aggregated load of a customer’s entire industrial campus or property will be used to determine eligibility. All separately metered services located in the industrial property will be billed separately using this rate schedule. Customer loads at multiple campuses or properties may not be aggregated for purposes of qualifying for this rate schedule.  

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 one-hour 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 95% or more, no adjustment will be made int he registered kilowatt demand.  If the average power factor is less than 95%, then the registered kilowatt demand (KW) shall be adjusted.

The adjustment will consist of:

  1. Calculate the average power factor using the formula below.
  2. Subtract the average power factor from 95%.
  3. Multiply the average power factor difference by the registered KW, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
  4. Multiply the product by the Monthly Demand Charge rate to determine the Power Factor Adjustment.

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:

power-factor-formula.png


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

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

SCHEDULE DURATION: Customers meeting the Large General Service criteria and taking service under this schedule must be served under this rate schedule for a minimum of 12 consecutive months before choosing to take service under an alternative Large General Service rate schedule.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.  Primary Facility charges will apply.  Additionally, the District may require a contribution from the customer, or a Guaranteed Annual Revenue Contract (GAR), if an electric system improvement such as a new substation is needed as a result of new or additional load.

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 35

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To existing or new large EIL load with non-coincidental demand greater than 3,500 kW. These loads will be served under a power sales contract with the District. Large EIL is defined as customers whose electrical load has both of the following attributes:

1. Customer load where electricity is the predominant input to the business production and demand for electricity has significant variability.
2. Any load where the load factor or total energy consumption is estimated to be or is appreciably higher than:

  • a. Previous consumption at the service location, or
  • b. Other customers operating in a similarly-sized and type of facility.

Examples include but are not limited to: server farms, an aggregation of microprocessor-based computing equipment within a building (e.g. home, garage/shop or business), structure (shipping container or other container), or special purpose data centers.

The total energy consumption by District customers on an annual basis exceeds our firm allocation of wholesale energy resources provided by the Bonneville Power Administration which may require the District to make wholesale electricity purchases to balance demand and supply. On a more granular basis, such as daily or hourly, the District has substantial wholesale energy deficits during certain times of the year where additional supply must be procured. The District performs long-term planning for power supply to mitigate the operational and financial risk of wholesale power supply deficits which requires contractually binding commitments including but not limited to long-term resource acquisition, procurement of short or long term physical call options, and the use of financial hedging. As more and more firm dispatchable generation is retired in the pacific northwest region, these future contractual commitments are expected to become more difficult to secure and may come with higher costs. EIL loads operate in an extremely price sensitive and volatile market where loads must be scaled back quickly if it is uneconomical to run. The transitory and volatile load associated with EIL customers is not compatible with long-term electric utility power supply planning and presents a financial risk to the rest of the District’s customers. As a way to mitigate and balance that risk the District will aggregate all EIL loads of the customer regardless of location and if the total non-coincidental demand exceeds 3,500 kW, all services will be subject to the District’s Large Electricity Intensive Load Rate Schedule 35.

An EIL Customer is defined as an individual or entity who has the ultimate financial responsibility and decision authority to operate on a daily basis for one or more EIL accounts regardless of the name or UBI associated with each account. For example, if multiple entities have the same parent company or corporate officers or partners, they will be treated as one customer.

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

RATE:Large EIL customers will be served at rates determined under a contract negotiated with the District.

 

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 51

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To governmental agencies and municipal corporations upon receipt of an authorized application for the supply of lighting facilities or energy and maintenance of lighting systems for public streets, alleys, thoroughfares, grounds and parks.

TYPES OF LIGHTING: Lighting systems installed and owned by the District shall consist of mast arms and luminaries mounted on poles. Customer-owned systems will be supplied at voltages specified by the District.

MONTHLY RATES:

  District-Owned Facilities Customer-Owned Facilities
Type & Size of Lamp Metered Unmetered Metered
(See Small General Rates)
Unmetered
50w. Ind./LED       2.07
135w. Ind./LED       3.46
200w. Ind./LED       4.58
42w. LED 2.20   4.10   1.91
53w. LED 2.20   4.60   2.40
54w. LED       2.44
101w. LED 2.20   5.65   3.45
110w. LED       3.48
139w. LED 2.20   5.73   3.52
180w. LED       4.55
220w. LED       5.22
260w. LED       5.88
100w. H.P.S. 6.09   7.72   4.32
150w. H.P.S.     8.59   5.15
200w. H.P.S. 6.11   9.67   6.24
250w. H.P.S. 6.13   10.63   7.22
400w. H.P.S. 6.14  12.98   9.56
*175w. Mer. Vap. 5.78   8.73   5.33
*250w. Mer. Vap. 5.99   10.51   7.11

Lights installed that are not listed in the above rate chart will be billed at the monthly rate associated with the lamp type and size to the nearest lessor wattage rate of a similar type. When a lessor wattage rate is not available, it will be assigned to the nearest rate of a similar type.

The rate for District-owned systems includes routine maintenance and replacement of light emitting diode (LED), high pressure sodium (HPS), and Mercury Vapor lamps, photocells and luminaries.  The monthly rate for Customer-owned Induction (IND) and LED type lighting does not include maintenance and replacement.  Routine maintenance and replacement of these lights is the customers' responsibility.  The rate does not cover unusual damage or failure of the system requiring major component replacements.  Maintenance of the system will be performed during normal District working hours.  It is the customer's reasonability to provide ingress/egress easement for the District to perform any necessary repairs.  Customer will provide trench and backfill for installation or replacement of underground conditions.  The cost of additional District-owned poles (wood or metal) including installation is to be collected by the District at the time of construction.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District.

*No longer available after March 1, 1982.

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 61

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To any electric customer where the District has existing facilities or public accessible locations.

TYPES OF LIGHTING: The District will furnish and install lighting fixtures, overhead, electrical equipment, lamps and electric energy, and will maintain and relamp the units.

RATE OF SERVICE: Where a suitable pole for mounting the luminaire exists, the District will furnish and maintain the above described service at the following monthly rate:

  Customer-Owned Facilities District-Owned Facilities
Type & Size of Lamp Metered Unmetered Energy Only Metered Unmetered
46w LED   $4.09 $1.10   $7.34
58w LED   $4.18 $1.38   $7.52
*100w H.P.S   $6.13 $2.38 $8.62 $11.01
*150w.H.P.S.   $7.66 $3.69 $9.05 $12.15
*175w.Mer.Vap.   $7.94 $4.40 $8.65 $12.38
*250w.Mer.Vap.   $10.57 $6.71 $8.94 $14.77
*400w.Mer.Vap.   $14.14 $10.19 $9.01 $18.31
*1000w.Mer.Vap.   $28.85 $24.28 $8.97 $33.23

Lights installed that are not listed in the above rate chart will be billed at the monthly rate associated with the lamp type and size to the nearest lessor wattage rate of a similar type. When a lessor wattage rate is not available, it will be assigned to the nearest rate of a similar type.
 
The District no longer installs poles for the sole purpose of security light installation. For customers with preexisting installations, the District will continue to maintain poles at the monthly rates listed below added to the rate for the luminaire.

Standard Wood Pole, 30-35 feet $3.28
Standard Wood Pole with an Underground Feed , 30-35 feet $4.99
**Direct Burial Steel with an Undergound Feed, 30 feet $5.87

The above charge will be applicable where the installation is made on a non-District joint use pole. 

SPECIAL CONDITIONS: The property owner shall agree to accept and pay for the services set forth in this rate schedule for a minimum period of 3 years.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District.  If a customer would like to request a change to their light type, please contact Benton PUD at (509) 582-2175 for a cost estimate.
 

*No longer available for future installation.
**Not available as a standard installation after April 1, 1975.

Effective October 1, 2019

RATE SCHEDULE 71

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To electric services primarily used in irrigation pumping for agricultural food production on a commerical consumption basis or for services used in livestock food production with 300 horsepower or less.  Energy delivered under this schedule may also be used for lighting essential to the pumption operation.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE:  60 hertz alternating current, single-phase and three-phase, at available secondary voltage. At the discretion of the District single-phase service may be furnished provided individual motor capacity is not in excess of 7.5 horse power.

RATE:

Daily System Charge:
$0.19 per day

Monthly Energy Charge:
$0.0535 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge:
$3.43 per kW billing demand per billing period

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL:  Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

BILLIING DEMAND:  The billing demand shall be the measured demand for the month.

DELIVERY POINT: The above rates are based upon the supply of service through a single delivery and metering point.

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 whicht the consumption of energy is the greatest during the month for which determination is made.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District .

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 72

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To agricultural irrigation power in excess of 300 horsepower served by one meter, or as covered by special power sales contract and not subject to the District's Miles of Line Charge served by the District's distribution system.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current, three-phase, at available secondary voltage.

RATE:

Daily System Charge:  $1.23 per day


Monthly Energy Charge:  $0.0454 kWh

Monthly Demand Charge: $3.67 per kilowatt billing demand.

MINIMUM MONTHLY BILL: Shall be the daily system charge before any applicable adjustments.

BILLING DEMAND: The billing demand shall be the measured demand for the month, adjusted for power factor if the average power factor is less than 95%.

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 during the billing period is 95% or more, no adjustment will be made in the registered kilowatt demand. 

If the average power factor is less than 95%, then the registered kilowatt demand (KW) shall be adjusted. 

This adjustment will consist of:

  1. Calculate the average power factor using the formula below.
  2. Subtract the average power factor from 95%.
  3. Multiply the average power factor difference by the registered KW, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
  4. Multiply the product by the Monthly Demand Charge rate to determine the Power Factor Adjustment.

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:

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

The meter measuring volt-ampere reactive 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 the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.

INCREMENTAL LOAD: Additional irrigation load for a customer served under this schedule is to be billed under this same schedule.

Effective April 12, 2022

RATE SCHEDULE 73 Pumping Station With Miles of Line Charge

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To agricultural irrigation power in excess of 300 horsepower served by one meter, served by a District substation at 2.4kV or higher voltage, or as covered by special power sales contract and subject to the District's Miles of Line Charge.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current, three-phase, at available secondary voltage.

RATE:

Monthly Miles of Line Charge:  $252.77 per mile of distribution feeder line

Monthly Energy Charge:  $0.0426 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge: $4.33 per kilowatt billing demand per billing period.

MINIMUM ANNUAL BILL:  Shall be the Miles of Line Charge before any applicable documents.

MILES OF LINE CHARGE:  Monthly miles of line charge will be based on each customer's miles of distribution line that serve irrigation load.  The District's geographical information system (GIS) will be utilized to determine the miles of line for each customer and will be updated on an annual basis in accordance with the District's internal directive.

BILLING DEMAND: The billing demand shall be the measured demand for the month, adjusted for power factor if the average power factor falls below 95%.

DELIVERY POINT: The above rates are based upon the supply of service through a single delivery and metering point or as specified in a special power sales contract.

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 during the billing period is 95% or more, no adjustment will be made in the registered kilowatt demand.  If the average power factor is less than 95%, then the registered kilowatt demand (KW) shall be adjusted.

This adjustment will consist of:

  1. Calculate the average power factor using the formula below.
  2. Subtract the average power factor from 95%.
  3. Multiple the average power factor difference by the registered KW, rounded up to nearest whole number.
  4. Mutliply the product by the Monthly Demand Charge rate to determine the Power Factor Adjustment.

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:

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

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

ANNUAL FACILITIES CHARGE UNWIND: In addition to all other charges above, there may be an Annual Facilities Charge unwind charge or credit applied to the bill on a monthly basis until each customer has paid or received their full unwind charge or credit. 

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.

INCREMENTAL LOAD: Additional irrigation load for a customer served under this schedule is to be billed under this same schedule.

Effective October 1, 2019

RATE SCHEDULE 74 Agricultural Irrigation Sprinkler Wheelturning

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To agricultural irrigation power for wheelturning for customers that are not subject to the Miles of Line Charge.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current, three-phase, at available secondary voltage.

RATE:

Monthly Energy Charge:  $0.0502 per kWh

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.

Effective October 1, 2019

RATE SCHEDULE 75 Agricultural Irrigation Sprinkler Wheelturning - with Miles Of Line Charge

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To agricultural irrigation power for wheelturning for customers that are subject to the Miles of Line Charge.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current, three-phase, at available secondary voltage.

RATE:

Monthly Energy Charge:  $0.0438 per kWh

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.

Effective October 1, 2019

RATE SCHEDULE 76 Large Agricultural Irrigation Pumping Station

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To agricultural irrigation power in excess of 300 horsepower served by one meter, served by a District substation at 2.4kV or higher voltage, or as covered by special power sales contract.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current, three-phase, at available secondary voltage.

RATE:
Daily System Charge:  $1.23 per day

Monthly Energy Charge:  $0.0426 per kWh

Monthly Demand Charge: $3.74 per kilowatt billing demand per billing period.

MINIMUM ANNUAL BILL:  Shall be the Daily System Charge before any applicable adjustments.

BILLING DEMAND: The billing demand shall be the measured demand for the month, adjusted for power factor if the average power factor falls below 95%.

DELIVERY POINT: The above rates are based upon the supply of service through a single delivery and metering point or as specified in a special power sales contract.

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 during the billing period is 95% or more, no adjustment will be made in the registered kilowatt demand. 

If the average power factor is less than 95%, then the registered kilowatt demand (KW) shall be adjusted.

This adjustment will consist of:

  1. Calculate the average power factor using the formula below.
  2. Subtract the average power factor from 95%.
  3. Multiple the average power factor difference by the registered KW, rounded up to nearest whole number.
  4. Mutliply the product by the Monthly Demand Charge rate to determine the Power Factor Adjustment.

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:

power-factor-formula.png


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

The meter measuring volt-ampere reactive 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 the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.

INCREMENTAL LOAD: Additional irrigation load for a customer served under this schedule is to be billed under this same schedule.

Effective October 1, 2019

RATE SCHEDULE 80

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To new large industrial loads greater than 10,000 kW demand, served under a power sales contract with the District.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

 RATE: New large load customers will be served at rates determined under a contract negotiated with the District.

Effective September 1, 2016

RATE SCHEDULE 85

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To electric services with fixed and known monthly kWh usages designated by the District. Examples of this include, but are not limited to, flashing crosswalk lights, amplifiers for cable TV, etc.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current, three-phase, at available secondary voltage.

RATE:

Monthly Energy Charge: $0.0710 per kWh

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Service under this classification is subject to the Customer Service Policies of the District or as specified in a special power sales contract.

Effective October 1, 2019

RATE SCHEDULE 90

AVAILABLE: In all territory served by the District.

APPLICABLE: To Interconnection Agreement customers generating not more than 300 kW measured demand at all times.  To Transfer of Power Agreements, and Construction Operation and Maintenance Agreements.  A connection fee may apply per the District's standards for Interconnection with Electric Generators with a capacity of not more than 300 kilowatts.

CHARACTER OF SERVICE: 60 hertz alternating current of such phase and voltage as the District may have available.

RATE:

Monthly Customer Charge:  $0.0483 per kWh

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.