Columbia River PUD Rate Schedules

• Schedule 10 - Residential Service
• Schedule 12 - Residential Service - Second Meter
• Schedule 13 - Residential Service - Special Waiver
• Schedule 15 - Residential Service - 100% Wind Energy
• Schedule 20 - General Service - Less than 400 Amp Service
• Schedule 21 - Unmetered, General Service
• Schedule 22 - General Service - Non-Profit
• Schedule 24 - General Service - Greater Than 400 Amp Service
• Schedule 25 - General Service - Less than 400 Amp - 100% Wind Energy
• Schedule 26 - General Service - Greater than 400 Amp - 100% Wind Energy
• Schedule 27 - Experimental Rate - General Service - Greater than 400 Amp
• Schedule 30 - Primary Voltage Service
• Schedule 40 - Transmission Voltage Service
• Schedule 50 - Irrigation and Drainage Pumping Service
• Schedule 60 - Street and Highway Lighting
• Schedule 65 - Outdoor Area Lighting
• Schedule 90 - Miscellaneous Charges and Fees
• Schedule 92 - Power Factor Rate
• Schedule 94 - BPA Power Cost Adjustment
• Schedule 95 - Renewable Wind Block Power Option
• Schedule 97 - Avoided Cost Energy Rate
• Schedule 98 - New Resource Rate

Rate Schedule 10 - Residential Service

Effective for all bills rendered after January 1, 2012

Applicability

To residential service in single-family dwellings, single-family apartments, or single-family farms.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at 120/240 volts single-phase.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $8.00

Energy Charge - up to 4,999 kWhs: $0.0607
Energy Charge - 5,000 kWhs and over: $0.0651

Demand Charge: None

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge for each meter, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 12 - Residential Service, Second Meter

Effective for all bills rendered after January 1, 2012

Applicability

To residential service for second meters serving shops, barns, well pumps, etc. in single-family dwellings, single-family apartments, or single-family farms not used in a commercial/business operation.  Customers using more than 750 kWhs per month for two out of three consecutive months shall be changed to Rate Schedule 20 - Small General Service.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at 120/240 volts single-phase.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $8.00

Energy Charge - up to 4,999 kWh's: $0.0607
Energy Charge - 5,000 kWh's and over: $0.0651

Demand Charge: None

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge for each meter, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 13 - Residential Service - Special Waiver

Effective for all bills rendered after January 1, 2012

Applicability

To residential service in single-family dwellings, single-family apartments, or single-family farms.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at 120/240 volts single-phase.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: N/A
(See "Minimum Monthly Charge" below)

Energy Charge - up to 4,999 kWh's: $0.0607
Energy Charge - 5,000 kWh's and over: $0.0651

Demand Charge: None

Minimum Monthly Charge

Residential customers qualified as low income (150% of Federal Poverty Guidelines) will have the monthly Customer Charge waived.  However, a minimum monthly charge may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

Customers may be ineligible to receive the low-income monthly Customer Charge waiver if they receive more than two final shut-off notices in a 12-month period.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 15 - Residential Service - 100% Renewable Wind Energy

Effective for all bills rendered after January 1, 2012

Applicability

To residential service in single-family dwellings, single-family apartments, or single-family farms.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at 120/240 volts single-phase.

Columbia River PUD matches 100% of the Customer's kWh energy use with purchases from Bonneville Power Administration's Environmentally Preferred Power (EPP) product line. Electricity sold under this Rate Schedule is generated at Klondike, Condon and Stateline wind projects located in eastern Oregon.

Electricity sold under this Rate Schedule is endorsed by the Northwest Public Interest Groups (Natural Resources Defense Council, Northwest Energy Coalition, and Renewable Northwest Project) as being an environmentally preferred source of electricity generation for electricity products.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $8.00

Energy Charge up to 4,999 kWh's: $0.0757
Energy Charge - 5,000 kWh's and over: $0.0801

Demand Charge: None

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge for each meter, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 20 - General Service, 400 Amp Service or less

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To commercial and general service Customers not subject to other specific rate schedules, and whose service entrance requirements are single-phase, 400 amps or less or three-phase, 200 amps or less. 

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current, single-phase, 400 amps or less, or three-phase, 200 amps or less, and at such voltage as the PUD may have available.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $15.00

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.0651

Demand Charge: None

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 21 - General Service - Unmetered

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To general service Customers with fixed loads with fixed periods of operation, including but not limited to traffic signals and cable television amplifiers, which are unmetered for the convenience and mutual benefit of the Customer and the PUD.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current, 120 volts, single-phase.

Monthly Rate

An average monthly charge will be determined on a case-by-case basis either by test or by estimates calculated from equipment ratings supplied by the Customer to the PUD.

Customer Charge: $15.00

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.0651

Demand Charge: None

Installation Charge:

A separate, additional, one-time charge will be made, on a case-by-case basis to cover the cost of installation, including labor and materials, pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Term of Agreement

Customer to agree in writing to take service for not less than one year.

The monthly kWh energy is computed at 60 percent of the equipment name plate current rating at 12 volts times 730 hours per month.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 22 - General Service - Small Non-Profit

Effective for all bills rendered after January 1, 2012

Applicability

To non-profit and non-governmental Customers whose service entrance requirements are single-phase, 400 amp or less. 

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at 120/240 volts single-phase.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $8.00

Energy Charge - up to 4,999 kWh's: $0.0607
Energy Charge - 5,000 kWh's and over: $0.0651

Demand Charge: None

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge for each meter, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 24 - General Service - Greater Than 400 Amp Service

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To commercial and general service Customers not subject to other specific rate schedules whose service entrance requirements are either, single-phase service and exceed 400 amps, or three-phase service and exceed 200 amps, and with a peak monthly load of less than 1,875 kW. 

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at such phases and voltage as the PUD may have available.

Monthly Rate

Monthly Charge: $40.00

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.0486

Demand Charge: $4.60 per kW
(30-minute rolling intervals)

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule..

Average Power Factor Charge

In addition to the Energy and Demand Charges, the Customer shall pay an Average Power Factor Charge as determined in Rate Schedule 92, Power Factor Rate.

Metering

Normally, metering will be installed on the secondary voltage side of the transformers. The billed energy will be adjusted by applying a loss factor or the actual cost of losses to the bill, should the service be primary metered for convenience.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charge and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 25 - General Service, 400 Amp Service or less - 100% Renewable Wind Energy

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To commercial and general service Customers not subject to other specific rate schedules, and whose service entrance requirements are single-phase, 400 amps or less, or three-phase, 200 amps or less.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current, single-phase, 400 amps or less (three-phase, 200 amps or less) and at such voltage as the PUD may have available.

Columbia River PUD matches 100% of the Customer's kWh energy use with purchases from Bonneville Power Administration's Environmentally Preferred Power (EPP) product line. Electricity sold under this Rate Schedule is generated at Klondike, Condon and Stateline wind projects located in eastern Oregon.

Electricity sold under this Rate Schedule is endorsed by the Northwest Public Interest Groups (Natural Resources Defense Council, Northwest Energy Coalition, and Renewable Northwest Project) as being an environmentally preferred source of electricity generation for electricity products.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $15.00

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.0801

Demand Charge: None

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 26 - General Service, Greater Than 400 Amp Service - 100% Renewable Wind Energy

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To commercial and general service Customers not subject to other specific rate schedules whose service entrance requirements are either, single-phase service and exceed 400 amps, or three-phase service and exceed 200 amps, and with a peak monthly load of less than 1,875 kW.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at such phases and voltage as the PUD may have available.

Columbia River PUD matches 100% of the Customer's kWh energy use with purchases from Bonneville Power Administration's Environmentally Preferred Power (EPP) product line. Electricity sold under this Rate Schedule is generated at Klondike, Condon and Stateline wind project located in eastern Oregon.

Electricity sold under this Rate Schedule is endorsed by the Northwest Public Interest Groups (Natural Resources Defense Council, Northwest Energy Coalition and Renewable Northwest Project) as being an environmentally preferred source of electricity generation for electricity products.

Monthly Rate

Monthly Charge: $40.00

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.0636

Demand Charge: $4.60 per kW
(30-minute rolling intervals)

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum charge, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule..

Average Power Factor Charge

In addition to the Energy and Demand Charges, the customer shall pay an Average Power Factor Charge as determined in Rate Schedule 92, Power Factor Rate.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charge and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 27 - Experimental Rate Schedule - General Service - Greater than 400 Amp Service

Effective for all bills rendered after March 1, 2012

Applicability

All new Customers with large power supply requirements greater than 1,000 kW but less than 5,000 kW total (Connected Load).  All existing Customers with an increase of greater than 1,000 kW but less than 5,000 kW in additional Connected Load.  Existing Customers will be considered new Connected Load for purposes of only the increased incremental load.  All Customers served under Rate Schedule 27 are required to enter into a Special Contract for Electric Service before delivery of electric service begins and participate in Rate Schedule 27 Customer meetings.

Character of Service

Monthly Rate

Table A - Demand Billing Determinant

Off-Peak Demand:

Highest Monthly Off-Peak Demand billed at Off-Peak Demand Charge Rate.

Incremental Peak Demand:

On-Peak Demand in excess of highest monthly Off-Peak Demand billed at On-Peak Demand Charge Rate.

Default Billing Demand:

Highest monthly Customer demand billed at DBD Charge Rate presented in Table A when highest On-Peak demand exceeds 110% of highest Off-Peak demand.

New Resource Rate:

The delivered cost of power resources that the PUD must purchase beyond what the PUD may purchase under BPA's Tier 1 rates each fiscal year of the rate period.  Power purchased under the New Resources Rate shall be available only on a take-or-pay basis and will require that the Customer provide the PUD with adequate financial assurances.  The New Resource Rate shall be updated at least once annually.  See Rate Schedule 98 - New Resource Rate.

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Minimum Monthly Charge shall be as set forth in the Special Contract for Electric Service entered into by the PUD and the Customer.

BPA Power Cost Adjustments

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment Charges shall apply to all kWhs billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule. See Rate Schedule 94 - BPA Power Cost Adjustment.

Average Power Factor Charge

In addition to the Energy and Demand Charges, the Customer shall pay an Average Power Factor Charge as determined in Rate Schedule 92 - Power Factor Rate.  

Metering

Unless otherwise agreed, metering will be installed on the secondary voltage side of the transformers.  The billed energy will be adjusted by applying a loss factor or the actual cost of losses to the Customer’s bill, should the service be primary metered for convenience.

Other Charges and Conditions

A.  Special Contract Provisions:  The Special Contract for Electric Service shall at a minimum, incorporate provisions designed to recover the cost of service and any additional power-related costs and expenses incurred by the PUD as a result of the Customer taking electric service and including the cost the PUD may incur as a result of being billed above its Tier 1 allocation from BPA. 

B.  Rate Philosophy – Incremental Costs:  Rate Schedule 27 is formulated and will be administered under a "cost-causer - cost-payer" philosophy with the specific objective of avoiding any unnecessary increases in power costs to Customers of the PUD as of October 1, 2011.  Therefore, to the extent applicable, the PUD will charge any and all incremental costs associated or attributable to the new load directly to the Customer.  Under circumstances that do not violate the aforementioned objectives, the PUD may, in its sole discretion, manage its power supply resources in an attempt to reduce the cost of power to the Customer under Rate Schedule 27.  Any efforts made or the continuation of any efforts to manage the cost of power to a Customer by the PUD shall be in the PUD’s sole and unfettered discretion. 

C.  Power Supply Requirements:  All power supply requirements under Rate Schedule 27 shall be acquired by the PUD and purchased by the Customer.  Any power supply requirements of the Customer that are supplied by the PUD that cause the PUD to exceed its BPA Tier 1 Allocation (Tier 2 Purchases), shall be priced at the PUD’s resource acquisition cost, including any associated delivery costs, as described in Rate Schedule 98 - New Resource Rate.  All power supply requirements purchased under Rate Schedule 98 shall be provided to the Customer on a take-or-pay basis and are conditioned on the Customer providing the PUD with adequate financial assurances.

D.  BPA Notice Date:  The BPA Notice Date for the next BPA Purchase Period is September 30, 2016.  

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Rate Schedule 30 - Primary Voltage Service

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To large commercial and industrial Customers which take delivery from the PUD's primary distribution voltage and the Customer's peak demand will exceed 500 kW at least once during 13 continuous months of service. The Customer will be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement for all primary voltage facilities beyond the Point of Delivery except meters, instrument transformers and their related wiring.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current, three-phase, 12,470/7,200 grounded wye volts.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $50.00

Energy Charge (for all kWh's) $0.0415

Demand Charge (7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Daily, Excluding Sunday): $4.75 per kW
(30-minute rolling intervals)

Minimum Monthly Charge

The minimum charge shall be no less than the Demand Charge times 500 kW or as specified in a separate contract. The Customer's billing may revert to Rate Schedule 24 if Customer fails to maintain the Applicability requirements for this Rate Schedule 30.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Average Power Factor Charge

In addition to the Energy and Demand Charges, the Customer shall pay an Average Power Factor Charge as determined in Rate Schedule 92, Power Factor Rate.

Metering

Normally, metering will be installed on the primary voltage side of the transformers. The billed energy will be adjusted by applying a loss factor or the actual cost of losses to the bill, should the metering be installed otherwise.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the applicable power sales contract and the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 40 - Transmission Voltage Service

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To industrial Customers at facilities engaged in manufacturing, processing, or refining with a peak demand which will exceed 3,000 kW per month at least once during 13 months of continuous service, and who enter into a power sales contract with the PUD. The Customer will be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement for all electric facilities beyond the point of delivery, except the meter, instrument transformers and their related wiring.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current, three-phase at either 115,000 volts or 12,470/7,200 grounded wye volts, at the discretion of the PUD. The Customer may be required to either provide transformation or lease transformation capacity when service is at 12,470/7,200 volts.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $100.00

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.0332

Demand Charge On-Peak Period (7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, excluding Sunday): $2.86 per kW
(30-minute rolling intervals)

Minimum Monthly Charge

The minimum charge shall be no less than the Demand Charge times 3,000 kW or as specified in a separate contract. The Customer's billing may revert to Rate Schedule 30, or Rate Schedule 24, as applicable, if the Customer fails to maintain the Applicability requirements for this Rate Schedule 40.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Average Power Factor Charge

In addition to the Energy and Demand Charges, the customer shall pay an Average Power Factor Charge as determined in Rate schedule 92, Power Factor Rate.

Metering

Normally, metering will be installed on the 12,470 / 7,200 voltage side of the transformers. The billed energy will be adjusted by applying a loss factor or the actual cost of losses will be added to the bill.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the applicable power sales contract and the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 50 - Drainage Pumping and Farm Irrigation Service

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To drainage pumping and farm irrigation usage.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current, phasing and voltage as available.

Monthly Rate

Customer Charge: $120.00 per calendar year 
(Billed annually in July)

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.0641

Minimum Monthly Charge

The Customer Charge shall be the minimum annual charge, except that a higher minimum may be specified in accordance with the PUD's line extension policy or credit and collection policy.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Term of Agreement

The Customer agrees to take service for not less than one year.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 60 - Street and Highway Lighting

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To lighting service for public streets and highways and public grounds and areas.

Character of Service

From dusk to dawn daily, controlled by photoelectric control or time switch.

Monthly Rate

Monthly Charge: Includes energy costs only, with the Customer having paid the installation costs and the periodic maintenance costs.

Contract Options: For services beyond energy only, the PUD offers standard contracts for maintenance and contracts to finance Customer's street lighting installations.

*No new service provided by the PUD.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Special Conditions

The Customer will use the PUD exclusively to maintain, replace or install fixtures on PUD distribution poles.

The Customer will notify the PUD prior to any changes to existing street lighting facilities on city owned poles.

To accommodate cost-effective maintenance, the Customer agrees to consult with the PUD on street lighting equipment specifications.

The Customer will repair (within 10 working days) street lights that operate outside photo control time periods (daytime operation).

The Customer will participate with the PUD in a bi-annual audit of street lighting inventory.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 65 - Outdoor Area Lighting

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To outdoor area lighting service on Customer property.

Character of Service

Lighting service from dusk to dawn daily, by means of PUD-owned luminares mounted on PUD-owned poles.

Maintenance by the PUD includes lamp, photo cell and fixture replacement as needed. Individual lamps will be replaced on burnout as soon as reasonably possible after notification by the Customer and subject to the PUD's operating schedules and requirements.

Monthly Rate

* No new service provided by the District.

Monthly Charge: Includes energy and maintenance costs.

Customer to pay separate installation costs as listed on Rate Schedule 90 - Miscellaneous Charges and Fees.

BPA Power Cost Adjustment

All applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment charges per Rate Schedule 94 shall apply to all kWh's billed to Customers under this Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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Rate Schedule 90 - Miscellaneous Charges and Fees

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To all Customers utilizing the services of the PUD as defined and described in the General Terms and Conditions for Electric Service.

Character of Service

Listing all miscellaneous charges and fees which may be assessed and billed as referred to in the General Terms and Conditions. These fees are a one time charge to the Customer for each occurrence or transaction and will be added to the Customer's electric usage bill unless otherwise noted.

Monthly Rates, Charges and Fees

(1) PUD Service Hours - Normal service hours for the above listed services are from 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, except holidays. The Customer will be informed of and agree to the charges before PUD personnel are dispatched.

(2) Reconnect fees will be collected in advance before service will be reconnected. Other fees will be added to the Customers' monthly electric bill as a separate entry.

(3) Or highest two months' expected average as determined by the PUD. Deposits will be refunded after 24 months of payment history deemed satisfactory by the PUD. Interest will accrue at 0.6% APR annually and be paid when deposit is refunded.

(4) Actual costs would include unmetered energy, meter testing costs, investigation costs, PUD equipment damages and other charges as appropriate

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Rate Schedule 92 - Power Factor Rate

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To all customers who are being billed under a Rate Schedule which makes reference to Rate Schedule 92 and whose Average Monthly Power Factor is below 95% lagging.

Character of Service

1. Unless specifically otherwise agreed, the PUD shall not be obligated to deliver electricity to the Customer at any time at an Average Monthly Power Factor below 80%, lagging.
2. The Average Monthly Power Factor is determined as follows:
   
3. Customers who install new or enlarged electric processing furnaces shall also install static var generators for flicker control and power factor correction for the entire furnace load. The generators shall have one-half cycle response time and independent phase control, supply sufficient reactive power to prevent objectionable flicker at the common connection point of the furnace with other PUD Customers, maintain a minimum power factor of 95%, and be filtered to limit the total harmonic current to no more than 2.5% of the fundamental current.

Monthly Rate

The Average Monthly Power Factor charge shall be added to the monthly bill of the applicable Customers as determined above and by the applicable rate schedule. To calculate the Average Monthly Power Factor charge, the PUD shall increase the billing demand by one percentage point for each percentage point or major fraction thereof (0.5 or greater) by which the average lagging power factor is below 95%.

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Rate Schedule 94 - BPA Power Cost Adjustment  

Effective for all bills rendered after October 1, 2011

Applicability

To all customers who are being billed under any Rate Schedule which makes reference to Rate Schedule 94 - BPA Power Cost Adjustment.

Monthly Rate

Energy Charge (for all kWh's): $0.000

Each billing period, the total energy kWh sales to Customers will be multiplied by the applicable BPA Power Cost Adjustment Rate and that charge will be added to the Customer's total bill as a separate line item on the bill.

Other Charges and Conditions

The BPA Power Cost Adjustment shall include any BPA power cost billing adjustment or any other power cost related adjustments that may apply.

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Rate Schedule 95 - Renewable Wind Block Power Option

Effective for all bills rendered after January 1, 2005

Applicability

Available to all Customers who are billed under Rate Schedules for Residential, General Service, Primary Voltage and Industrial Service.

Monthly Rate

Each billing period, the Customer will be billed $2.00 for each 100 kWh block of renewable power they select. This monthly charge will be in addition to the monthly energy use billed under the Customer's current applicable Rate Schedule.

Other Charges and Conditions

The minimum purchase is one 100 kWh block of renewable wind power. There is no minimum time commitment.

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Rate Schedule 97 - Avoided Cost Energy Rate

Effective for all bills rendered after January 1, 2012

Applicability

To residential and general service/commercial Customers with installed qualifying generating equipment and have entered into a Net-Metering Interconnection Agreement with the PUD.

Net-Metering measures the difference between the Electricity supplied by the PUD and the Electricity generated by a Customer-generator that is fed back to the PUD. Net-Metered generation is supplied to the PUD from a Customer that operated an interconnected power production facility using solar, wind, fuel cells, hydroelectric, digester gas, waste or other qualifying facility as identified the PUD’s Net-Metering Interconnection Agreement where the generating nameplate capacity is 25 KW or less for residential Customers and 2 MW or less for general service/commercial Customers.

Character of Service

Sixty hertz alternating current at such phases and voltage as the PUD may have available.

Monthly Rate

Avoided Cost Energy Credit: 

For All kWh:  $ -0.03083

Monthly Charge

The Customer-generator shall pay all monthly charges (including the Customer Charge, Energy, Demand and Power Factor Charges) as applicable in accordance with the Customer’s service option and will receive an annual kWh credit as described below. The accumulated Net Metering energy credit for the net excess kWh Energy will be applied to the Customer’s bill in March each year based on the annual Avoided Cost Energy Rate.

Each separately metered Qualifying Facility (QF) not associated with a retail Customer account will be charged $10.00 per month.

Basis For Power Purchase Price

The power purchase rates are based on the PUD’s Avoided Costs. Avoided Costs are defined in 18 CFR 292.101(6) as “the incremental costs to an electric utility of electric energy or capacity or both which, but for the purchase from the qualifying facility or qualifying facilities, such utility would generate itself or purchase from another source.”

The PUD’s Avoided Cost is based on the forecasted BPA PF wholesale power rate annualized for the current BPA fiscal year ending September 30.

Pricing Options

Pricing represents the purchase price per kWh the PUD will pay for all electricity delivered to a Point of Delivery within the PUD’s service territory pursuant to a Net-Meter Interconnection Agreement including any Energy delivered in excess of the nameplate rating.

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service and the Net-Metering Interconnection Agreement.

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Rate Schedule 98 - New Resource Rate

Effective for all bills rendered after March 1, 2012

Applicability

The PUD currently receives an allocation of the federal-based system to serve its Customers under the Tiered Rates Methodology (TRM) referred to as the PUD’s BPA Tier 1 Allocation.  New or existing Customers with connected loads greater than 1,000 kW, but less than 5,000 kW that cause the PUD to exceed its BPA Tier 1 Allocation (Tier 2 purchases) will be charged at the PUD’s resource acquisition cost for all energy received pursuant to this rate schedule (Tier 2 purchases), including but not limited to the costs associated with delivery, load shaping and other ancillary services.

Character of Service

Monthly Rate

New Resource Rate

Large General Service, over 400 amps - Rate Schedule 27

Energy:

BPA FY2012

Take or Pay Requirement

Financial Assurances

Other Charges and Conditions

All other charges and conditions shall be pursuant to the General Terms, Conditions, Rules and Regulations for Electric Service.

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