Mishawaka Utilities

• Electric Rates and Charges •

Disclaimers

Base rates are subject to quarterly adjustments (Appendix A) to reflect changes in the wholesale cost of power. Rates and charges are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service, which can be examined at the Business Office of Mishawaka Utilities, 126 N. Church Street, Mishawaka, Indiana. Copies may be obtained at the same location.

This electronic tariff is not the official tariff as filed with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and the Mishawaka Common Council. Every attempt has been made to ensure that this electronic version is timely and accurate and reflects the same information as found on the "official" tariff. For a copy of the official tariff you can:

EXHIBIT "A"

CONTENTS

  • RATE "R" RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
  • RATE "C" COMMERCIAL SERVICE
  • RATE "P" COMMERCIAL POWER SERVICE
  • RATE "MS" MUNICIPAL SERVICE
  • RATE "EH" ELECTRIC HEATING SERVICE
  • RATE "OL" OUTDOOR LIGHTING
  • RATE "SL" STREET LIGHTING SERVICE
  • APPENDIX A - RATE ADJUSTMENT
  • APPENDIX B - NON-RECURRING CHARGES

 

Electric Rates

• Rate "R" Residential Service •

To Whom Available

Available for residential service through one meter to individual residential customers including rural residential customers.

Character of Service

Alternating current, sixty-cycle, single phase, at a standard voltage.

Rates

Customer Charge:
$ 5.60 per month for each dwelling unit.

Energy Charge:
For the first 500 kWh used per month - 5.814¢ per kWh For all energy over 500 kWh used per month - 4.936¢ per kWh

Minimum Payment

The customer’s minimum monthly payment under this rate shall be the Customer Charge plus the Energy Charge for the month.

Rate Adjustment

See Appendix A

Fuel Cost Adjustment

See Appendix A

Non-Recurring Charges

See Appendix B

Terms

Contracts under this rate schedule shall be made for no less than one year and shall be self-renewing for successive periods of one year each until either party shall give at least 48 hours' notice to the other of their intention to discontinue service at the end of any earlier period. The Utility reserves the right to require contracts for periods in excess of one year.

Special Terms and Conditions

This rate is available for single phase service only. Where three-phase service is required and/or where motors or heating equipment are used for commercial or industrial purposes, the applicable power rate will apply to such service.


Electric Rates

• Rate "C" Commercial Service •

To Whom Available

Available to non-residential and commercial customers.

Character of Service

Alternating current, sixty-cycle, single phase service supplied through a single set of service wires to a single meter location at a standard service voltage.

Rates

Customer Charge:
$ 5.60 per month for each service location.

Demand Charge:
Less than 10 KW billing demand - N/A
Billing demand of 10 KW or more - $ 3.87 per KW of billing demand for the month.

Energy Charge:
Less than 10 KW billing demand - 6.421¢ per kWh energy Billing demand of 10 KW or more - 5.148¢ per kWh

Minimum Payment

The minimum monthly payment for service shall be the Customer Charge plus the Energy Charge plus the Demand Charge, if applicable.

Rate Adjustment

See Appendix A

Fuel Cost Adjustment

See Appendix A

Non-Recurring Charges

See Appendix B

Terms

Contracts under this rate schedule shall be made for no less than one year and shall be self-renewing for successive periods of one year each until either party shall give at least 48 hours' notice to the other of their intention to discontinue service at the end of any earlier period. The Utility reserves the right to require contracts for periods in excess of one year.

Special Terms and Conditions

This rate is available for single phase only. Where three-phase service is required and/or where motors or heating equipment are used for commercial or industrial purposes, the applicable power rate will apply to such service.


Electric Rates

• Rate "P" Commercial Power Electric Service •

To Whom Available

Available for all commercial and industrial customers taking service through one three-phase meter..

Character of Service

Alternating current, sixty-cycle, three-phase service supplied through a single set of service wires to a single meter location. The service voltage shall be standard secondary voltage as the Utility may, at its option, make available.

Any applicant requiring service differing from that to be supplied as herein provided shall provide proper converting, transforming, regulating, or other equipment upon his own premises and at his own expense.

Rates

Customer Charge:
$ 19.65 per month for each service location.

Demand Charge:
$ 7.42 per KW of billing demand for the month or at the Utility's option: $ 6.68 per KVA of billing demand for the month if it is determined by metering that the customer's monthly power factor is less than 85% leading or lagging.

Energy Charge:
3.392¢ per kWh for all kWh.

Rate Adjustment

See Appendix A

Fuel Cost Adjustment

See Appendix A

Non-Recurring Charges

See Appendix B

Monthly Minimum Payment

The monthly minimum charge shall be the Customer Charge plus Demand Charge plus the Energy Charge for the month.

Terms

Contracts under this rate schedule shall be made for no less than one year and shall be self-renewing for successive periods of one year each until either party shall give at least 60 days' written notice to the other of their intention to discontinue service at the end of any earlier period. The Utility reserves the right to require contracts for periods in excess of one year.

Measurement of Maximum Demand

Maximum demand shall be measured by suitable recording instruments provided by the Utility and in any month the maximum demand expressed in kilowatts shall be the highest registration of a 15 minute integrating demand meter or the highest registration of a thermal type demand meter.

Billing Demand

The billing demand for any month shall be the greater of (i) 5 KW or (ii) the maximum demand for the month.

Delivery Voltage

Where the Utility elects to meter the customer's service at the Utility's primary voltage, the measured maximum demand and energy will be multiplied by 0.98.

Primary Voltage Service

Where customer furnished and maintains all transformers, and/or other apparatus necessary for the customer to take its entire service at the primary voltage of the Utility's distribution system, a credit of 39¢ per KW of monthly billing maximum load will be applied to each month's net bill.


Electric Rates

• Rate "MS" Municipal Electric Service •

To Whom Available

Available to the City of Mishawaka for the supply of electrical energy to public buildings or locations which are supported by public tax levies or municipally-owned Utility rates.

Character of Service

Electric energy supplied hereunder shall be alternating current, sixty-cycle, at standard single phase or poly-phase voltage.

Rates

Customer Charge:
$ 19.65 per month per service location.

Energy Charge:
6.457¢ per kWh for all kWh.

Rate Adjustment

See Appendix A

Fuel Cost Adjustment

See Appendix A

Non-Recurring Charges

See Appendix B


Electric Rates

• Rate "EH" Electric Heating Service •

To Whom Available

Available to existing customers only who were taking service under tariff "EHND" prior to December 12, 1984.

Character of Service

Alternating current, sixty-cycle, supplied through a single set of service wires to a single meter location at a standard service voltage.

Rates

Customer Charge:
$ 19.65 per month per service location.

Energy Charge:
5.859¢ per kWh for all kWh.

Rate Adjustment

See Appendix A

Fuel Cost Adjustment

See Appendix A

Non-Recurring Charges

See Appendix B


Electric Rates

• Rate "OL" Outdoor Electric Lighting •

To Whom Available

Available for outdoor lighting customers within the service area of the Utility.

Rates Per Month

(a) Where the lighting fixture can be installed on an existing distribution-type wood pole or other supporting device and served from existing secondary facilities, with no more than one span of secondary, the rate shall be:

$ 6.61 per light for single 175 watt mercury vapor lamp.
$ 8.72 per light for single 250 watt sodium lamp.
$ 12.38 per light for single 400 watt mercury vapor lamp.
$ 21.23 per light for two 400 watt mercury vapor lamps installed on same pole.
$ 32.47 per light for single 1,000 watt mercury vapor lamp.

(b) Where additional poles and spans of overhead secondary are required to provide outdoor lighting service, the following additional charges shall apply:

74¢ for each additional pole.
49¢ for each additional span of secondary.

(c) Where a customer requests outdoor lighting service requiring special poles or fixtures, or the use of an underground distribution system instead of an overhead distribution system, the customer's rates will be increased according to the Company's cost to install, operate, and maintain such special facilities, or the customer may be required to make a payment to cover the investment made as a result of these special installations.

Terms

Contracts under this tariff will be for not less than one year for residential customers and three years for commercial or industrial customers.

Hours of Lighting

All rates assume that lamps will burn approximately 4,000 hours per year.

 

Electric Rates

• Rate "SL" Street Lighting Service•

To Whom Available

Available to the City of Mishawaka and other governmental agencies for street lighting service.

Character of Service

The Utility shall install, operate, and maintain, at its expense, all street lighting equipment and appurtenances.

Rates

The rate for street lighting service shall be as follows:

Rate Per Lamp Per Month

Lamp Size

Lamp Type

On Wood Pole

On Ornamental Pole

Add'tl Lamps, Same Pole

100 W

Sodium

$ 6.23

$ 8.95

$ 3.65

150 W

Sodium

6.32

9.04

3.74

175 W

Mercury vapor

6.36

9.08

3.78

250 W

Mercury vapor

8.44

11.14

5.84

250 W

Sodium

8.49

11.19

5.89

400 W

Mercury vapor

11.55

14.26

8.96

1000 W

Mercury vapor

24.88

27.62

22.32

2400 W

Fluorescent

 

56.27

 

Hours of Lighting

All rates assume that lamps will burn approximately 4,000 hours per year.


Electric Rates

• Appendix A (Rate Adjustments) •

Rate Adjustments

The Rate Adjustments shall be on the basis of a Power Cost Adjustment Tracking Factor, occasioned solely by changes in the cost of purchased and generated power and energy, in accordance with the order of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, approved April 5, 1995, in Cause No. 40095 as follows:

Rate adjustments applicable to the below listed Rate Schedules are as follows:

Residential - $ 0.000906 per kWh

Commercial - $ 0.000843 per kWh

Commercial Power - $ 0.000809 per kWh

Commercial Electric Heat - $ (0.001315) per kWh

Municipal - $ 0.000951 per kWh

To be billed in October, November and December, 2002.

For Consumption beginning with Zone 3 on or about August 20, 2002 and continuing until on or about November 20, 2002.


Electric Rates

• Appendix B (Non-Recurring Charges) •

A. New Account Service Charge - $ 14.00 one-time charge (not refundable)

B. Service Deposit - One-sixth (1/6) of normal annual bills per service location

C. Dishonored Negotiable Instrument Charge - $ 20.00

D. Reconnect/Disconnect Charge

Single Phase, during Office Hours - $ 20.00 --- After hours - $ 45.00 --- Sundays & Holidays - $ 55.00

Three-Phase, during Office Hours - $ 100.00 --- After hours - $ 225.00 --- Sundays & Holidays - $ 275.00

E. Reconnect, when Disconnect is required at pole, in vault, manhole or service box

$ 100.00 during Office Hours --- $ 225.00 after hours ---
$ 275.00 on Sundays & Holidays

F. Meter Test Charge - Free every two years if required

1. Single Phase - $ 10.00* if more frequent than every 2 years

2. Three-Phase - $ 30.00* if more frequent than every 2 years

*Fee is refunded if meter is off more than three percent (3%)

G. Service Call ("no power" call when the Customer is at fault)

Same as Reconnect/Disconnect Charge (D, above)

H. Late Payment Penalty - 10% on the first $3.00; 3% on the balance

I. Meter Tampering Charge

1. First Offense - Actual cost of parts, labor, equipment and overhead plus cost of service estimated to have been used, based on prior history

2. Second Offense - Same as above, plus $ 50.00

3. Subsequent Offenses - Same as above, plus disconnection

J. Credit Agreement Fee - 10% of arrears amount or $20, whichever is less. (Added to payment agreement)

K. Temporary Service Charge (meter on pole during construction)

$ 50.00 for residential building
Actual cost for commercial building

L. Energy Management System - $ 20.00 installation charge (not refundable)



 

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