General Electric Service
Effective January 1, 2021
Availability
Throughout DPI’s service area from existing lines of adequate capacity.
Applicability
Applicable to non-Residential Consumers whose Billing Demand is greater than 7.5 KW.
Type of Service
Single or multi-phase, 60 Hertz at standard voltages.
Monthly Rates
Base Charge………………………………………………….$50.00 per month
Energy Charge:
First 200 kWh per kW of Billing Demand
First 10,000 kWh per month………………………..$0.159 per kWh
Over 10,000 kWh per month……………………….$0.134 per kWh
Next 200 kWh per kW of Billing Demand………..$0.074 per kWh
Over 400 kWh per kW of Billing Demand………..$0.069 per kWh
Minimum Monthly Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the highest of the following: (1) The charge as may be specified in the supplemental contract, (2) A charge of $1.00 per kVA of installed transformer capacity, or (3) Base Charge plus a charge of $1.00 per kW of Billing Demand.
Purpose
To provide revenue for patron’s electric service and capital from the patrons. In compliance with cooperative principles and the corporation’s bylaws, revenue for electric service is equal to the cost of service provided. All monies in excess of the cost of providing electric service is capital, at the moment of receipt, and will be credited to each patron’s individual capital account.
Terms of Payment
The above rates are net. The bill is due upon receipt and payable within twenty (20) days thereafter. Service may be discontinued if bill is not paid within ten (10) days from date of second notice.
Determination of Billing Demand
The billing demand shall be based on the highest 30-minute kW measurements during the current month and the preceding eleven (11) months. For the billing months of June through September, the billing demand shall be the greatest of (1) the current actual demand or (2) ninety-five percent (95%) of the highest actual demand occurring in any previous applicable summer month or (3) sixty percent (60%) of the highest actual demand occurring in any previous applicable winter month (October through May). For the billing months of October through May, the billing demand shall be the greatest of (1) ninety-five percent (95%) of the highest summer month (June through September) or (2) sixty percent (60%) of the highest winter month (including the current month). In no case shall the billing demand be less than the greatest of (1) the contract minimum, (2) fifty percent (50%) of the total contract capacity, or (3) 7.5 kW.
Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment
The monthly energy charges stated above shall be adjusted in accordance with Cooperative’s Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment (Schedule WPCA).
Operation Round Up
Unless a member is prohibited as a matter of law from making charitable donations, or opts out of Operation Round Up by giving the Cooperative written or oral notice that the member does not wish to participate, the monthly bill for electric service for each member account shall be rounded up so that there is added to each bill an amount of cents sufficient to make the bill equal to the next highest dollar amount. A member may prospectively opt out of Operation Round Up at any time by giving the Cooperative oral or written notice.
Tax Adjustment
The member shall pay any sales, use franchise or other tax now or hereafter applicable to the service rendered hereunder or imposed on the Cooperative as a result of such service.
General Service – Rate Code 05