Rates
 

United Cooperative Services has established customer rate classes and rates within each class to match electric load characteristics.  The current rates went into effective April 1, 2003 and were the first rate change since 1993.  The power cost recovery factor that is part of each rate, is a variable factor based upon the current, market fuel costs, and from which United, as a distribution utility rather than a generation utility, does not profit.

 

You may obtain further information concerning the rates by calling your local United office.

 

Single-Phase Residential/

Single-Phase Small Commercial/

Non-Residential Single-Phase Dairy

 

 

 

Energy Charge

 

 

       Summer Rate (May – Oct)

All kWhs Used

$0.073168 per kWh

 

 

 

   Winter Rate (Nov - Apr)

First 800 kWhs

$0.073168 per kWh

 

Remaining kWhs

$0.053168 per kWh

 

 

 

Monthly Customer Charge

 

$10.00 per meter

 

 

 

Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF)

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All kWhs Used

Varies Monthly

Minimum Bill (including the $10.00 Monthly Customer Charge):

Year 2003 — $10.00

Year 2004 — $12.50

Year 2005 — $15.00

Year 2006-Current — $17.30

 

Three-Phase Small Commercial/

Non-Residential Three-Phase Dairy/

Three-Phase Large Commercial

(More than 700 kW or 1000 KVA Transformer

 

 

 

First Tier Energy Charge

First 175 kWh per kW of Billing Demand

$0.048102 per kWh

 

 

 

Second Tier Energy Charge

All Remaining kWhs

$0.028043 per kWh

 

 

 

Demand Charge *

Maximum Monthly kW

$6.80 per kW

Monthly Customer Charge

 

$25.00 per meter

 

Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF) Click for More Information

 

All kWhs Used

 

Varies Monthly

* Demand charge — This charge for the rate at which energy is used is applied to the maximum kilowatt demand for any period of 15 consecutive minutes during the billing period, as adjusted for power factor, but in no event is billing demand less than 80 percent of the highest adjusted kW demand in the May through October billing periods.

 

Dairy Rate (Rate Closed to New/Future Applications)

 

 

 

Energy Charge

All kWhs used

$0.065359 per kWh

 

 

 

Monthly Customer Charge

Single-Phase Service

$10.00 per meter

 

 

 

 

Three-Phase Service

 

$25.00 per meter

Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF)

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All kWhs Used

Varies Monthly

 

Irrigation Rate Options

Option #1

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Charge

 

 

  Summer Rate (May-Oct)

First 100 kWhs/HP/Month

$0.141211 per kWh

 

Remaining kWhs/HP/Month

$0.050183 per kWh

 

 

 

Winter Rate (Nov – Apr)

First 100 kWhs/HP/Month

$0.065297 per kWh

 

Remaining kWhs/HP/Month

$0.050183 per kWh

 

 

 

Horsepower Charge

 

None

 

 

 

Monthly Customer Charge

Single-Phase Service

$10.00 per meter

 

 

 

 

 

Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF)

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Three-Phase Service

 

All kWhs Used

$25.00 per meter

 

Varies Monthly

Option #2

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Charge

All kWhs Used

$0.044564 per kWh

 

 

 

Horsepower Charge

Operating HP

(charged any month kWhs are used)

$5.19 per Operating HP

 

 

 

Monthly Customer Charge

Single-Phase Service

$10.00 per meter

 

 

 

 

 

Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF) Click for More Information

Three-Phase Service

 

All kWhs Used

$25.00 per meter

 

Varies Monthly

Option #3

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Charge

First 100 kWhs/HP/Month

$0.110595 per kWh

 

Remaining kWhs/HP/Month

#0.038439 per kWh

 

 

 

Horsepower Charge

Calculated yearly

(can be billed yearly or monthly)

$10.00 per Installed HP

 

 

 

Monthly Customer Charge

Single-Phase Service

$10.00 per meter

 

 

 

 

Three-Phase Service

$25.00 per meter

 

Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF) Click for More Information

 

All kWhs Used

 

Varies Monthly

 

Area Lights

 

 

175 Watt Mercury Vapor

(PCRF based on 70 kWhs)

$7.00 per month

 

 

400 Watt Mercury Vapor

(PCRF based on 160 kWhs)

$13.90 per month

 

 

100 Watt High Pressure Sodium

(PCRF based on 40 kWhs)

$7.00 per month

 

 

250 Watt High Pressure Sodium

(PCRF based on 100 kWhs)

$13.90 per month

 

 

1000 Watt High Pressure Sodium

(PCRF based on 330 kWhs)

$31.30 per month

 

 

 
 
 
 

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