(A)
The rates and charges set forth below are hereby adopted and established for the use of the service rendered by the Brookston Electric Utility. Industrial rates are based on 60 minute demand intervals, and all other rates are based on 15 minute demand intervals.
(B) The cost adjustment factor set forth in § 50.02, applicable to the rates and charges for the service rendered by the Brookston Municipal Electric Utility, shall remain in full force and effect and shall be supplemental and in addition to the amended rates and charges set forth below.
(C) The electric utility rates and charges herein are effective for utility customers’ electric consumption commencing September 1, 2019, to be billed by the utility in October 2019.
(D) The following terms and conditions of utility service shall apply to all utility customers:
(1) A business applicant will be required to give satisfactory assurance by means of a written agreement as to the character, amount, and duration of the business offered.
(2) In general, motors having a rated capacity of ten horsepower or more must be three-phase. A motor of 20 horsepower or more requires approval by the utility.
(3) Customers may connect incidental lighting to power circuits from the power meter, provided that the connected load and kilowatt-hour consumption of the incidental lighting shall not exceed 20% of the active connected power load and kilowatt-hour consumption. Any transformers or regulating equipment which may be required for such lighting shall be furnished by the customer.
(4) The utility will furnish and maintain at its expense one transformation and service drop, unless otherwise provided for in the utility’s rules and regulations, which are incorporated herein by reference. All wiring, pole lines, wires and other electrical equipment beyond the point where the service wires of the member, which extend from the weatherhead of the utility installed by the member, connect with the service wires of the town, is considered the distribution system of the customer and shall be furnished and maintained by the customer except that the outdoor meter base and meter that is 600 amps or more shall be furnished and maintained by the utility.
(5) Should the electrical energy furnished under this schedule for any reason be metered on the primary side of the service transformers that the utility owns, the utility may deduct a percent of the transformer efficiency of the kilowatt hours so metered before computing the bill.
(6) In those cases where the customer is not located where multi-phase service is available, the town may elect to extend its facilities to make such services available, in accordance with the utility’s service rules and regulations.
(7) The customer shall be responsible for installing under voltage or loss of phase relays for the protection of the customer’s equipment.
(8) For Commercial - GSD, large power and industrial rate customers, the utility reserves the right, at its option, to utilize kVA meters, RkVA meters, and/or other appropriate meters in those metering installations where the customer’s power factor is believed to be unsatisfactory according to the utility's standards. If such meters are installed, the billing demand in kW may be computed from such instruments.
(9) Commercial - GSD, large power and industrial rate customers are expected to maintain unity power factor as nearly as practicable. The utility reserves the right to measure such power factor at any time. Should such measurements indicate that the average power factor is less than 90%, the demand for billing purposes shall be the demand as indicated or recorded by the demand meter multiplied by 90% and divided by the percent power factor.
Rate Classifications | Rate Components | Proposed Rate |
Rate Classifications | Rate Components | Proposed Rate |
Residential Electric - R | Customer Charge (per month) | $12.00 |
Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.09472 | |
Commercial - GS | Customer Charge Single Phase (per month) | $20.00 |
Single Phase Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.09472 | |
Commercial - GSD (up to 50 kW) | Customer Charge Three Phase (per month) | $30.00 |
Three Phase Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.07780 | |
Maximum Demand Charge | $4.00 per kW per month | |
Large Power (51 to 250 kW) | Customer Charge (per month) | $50.00 |
Maximum Demand Charge | $8.00 per kW per month | |
Energy Charge | $0.0756 per kWh per month | |
Industrial Rate (over 250 kW) | First Year | |
Customer Charge (per month) | $75.00 | |
Energy Charge | $0.0695 per kWh per month | |
Demand Rate Charge | ||
Non-coincident peak | $5.00 per kW per month | |
Coincident peak (when IMPA peaks) | $10.50 per kW per month | |
Second Year | ||
Customer Charge (per month) | $75.00 (starting 9-1- 2020) | |
Energy Charge | $0.0452 per kWh per month | |
Demand Rate Charge | ||
Non-coincident peak | $6.00 per kW per month | |
Coincident peak (when IMPA peaks) | $23.66 per kW per month | |
Security Lights | Fixed charge per month | $7.75 |
(Ord. 8, 1987, passed 11-23-1987; Ord. 7-2019, passed 6-12-2019)