Outdoor Lighting
Effective June 1, 2008
PurposeTo provide revenue for patron's electric service and capital from the patrons. In compliance with cooperative principles and the Corporation's by-laws revenue for electric services 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.
Availability
Throughout the Cooperative's service area from existing lines of adequate capacity.
Applicability
Applicable only to outdoor lighting by ballast operated vapor lamp fixtures and poles conforming to Cooperative's specifications. Service will be rendered only at locations that, solely in the opinion of the Cooperative, are readily accessible for maintenance.
Monthly Rates
Company owned and maintained system (Overhead Wiring)
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Lamps Size 100 Watt High Pressure Sodium 150 Watt High Pressure Sodium 175 Watt Mercury Vapor 250 Watt High Pressure Sodium 400 Watt Watt Mercury Vapor 400 Watt Watt Metal Halide 400 Watt High Pressure Sodium 1000 Watt Watt Metal Halide |
Lumens 8,550 9,100 7,000 27,000 20,000 30,000 45,000 92,000 |
Monthly Rate $9.00 $9.50 $9.50 $13.50 $17.00 $20.00 $17.00 $27.50 |
kWh 42 66 66 108 156 156 156 330 |
1) Bills for different premises will not be combined in calculating this charge. A premise is defined as a single contiguous area either owned or controlled by the customer.
2) Where the contract for outdoor lighting service under this schedule is executed with the State or a local government or any of their agencies, the above discount will apply to all fixtures.
3) Where it is necessary for the company to install additional poles for the exclusive purpose of rendering outdoor lighting service, a charge of $3.00 per month shall be made for each wood pole and $6.00 per month for each metal pole. In lieu of the monthly pole charge, a customer may, at his option, make a non-refundable contribution in aid of construction in the amount of $220 for each wood pole or $650 for each metal pole.
4) The above rates are based on the cost of standard lighting fixtures and poles. Where non-standard lighting fixtures and/or poles are requested by the customer, the customer shall pay a non-refundable contribution in aid of construction equal to the difference in the additional installed cost of the non-standard fixtures and poles requested and the installed cost of standard fixtures and poles.
Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment
The above rates shall be increased or decreased by 0.1 mill per kWh for each 0.1 mill or major fraction thereof by which the Cooperative's total average purchased power cost per kWh sold for the preceding six months exceeds or is less than 66.000 mills per kWh. Project RoundUp
Unless a member is prohibited as a matter of law from making charitable donations, or opts out of Project RoundUp 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 Project RoundUp at any time by giving the Cooperative oral or written notice.
