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Rates

All rates for service are on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission and are available to our customers on request at our business office located at 510 North Broadway, Blytheville, Arkansas. The monthly rates for basic service are as follows:

RATE #1--SINGLE PHASE SERVICEAvailable to all single phase customers of the Cooperative.

$6.00 per month fixed charge plus:

 
Summer
Winter
First 200 kWh per month @
8.78¢/kWh
7.16¢/kWh
Excess kWh per month @
5.54¢/kWh
3.83¢/kWh

Winter usage shall apply to the months of October through April and Summer usage shall apply to the months of May through September.
The minimum monthly charge under the above rate shall be $6.00.

RATE #2--THREE PHASE SERVICE UNDER 50 kW

Available to all three phase customers of the Cooperative not requiring service of more than 50 kilowatts of measured demand.

$12.00 per month fixed charge plus:

 
Summer
Winter
 
First 200 kWh per month @
8.78¢/kWh
7.16¢/kWh
 
Excess kWh per month @
5.54¢/kWh
3.83¢/kWh
 

Winter usage shall apply to the months of October through April and Summer usage shall apply to the months of May through September.

RATE #3--LARGE COMMERCIAL SERVICE

Available to customers located on or near the Cooperative's three phase lines for all types of usage.

Demand Charges

Energy Charge:
All kWh 3.57 cents/kWh

Winter usage shall apply to the months of October through April and Summer usage shall apply to the months of May through September.

$5.42per month per kW of Billing Demand during the summer.
$1.72per month per kW of Billing Demand during the winter.

RATE #4--SECURITY LIGHTING

Available to any customer at any point on the Cooperative's secondary distribution lines. For un-metered automatically controlled all night lighting service. The Cooperative will own, install, operate and maintain all lamp fixtures. Any necessary service, maintenance and lamp replacement will be furnished at Cooperative expense within 72 hours after being notified by customer.

$5.12 Per Lamp for 175 Watt Mercury Vapor Lamp.
$8.88 Per Lamp for 400 Watt Mercury Vapor Lamp.
$5.30 Per Lamp for 100 Watt High Pressure Sodium.
$6.85 Per Lamp for 150 Watt High Pressure Sodium.
$9.31 Per Lamp for 200 Watt High Pressure Sodium.

The above charges are applicable when a lamp fixture is installed on existing facilities. When additional poles are required, a charge of $50.00 per pole will be made.

RATE #7--IRRIGATION SERVICE - ALTERNATE

Available at any point on the Cooperative's existing distribution facilities having adequate capacity and suitable voltage for delivery of service.

*Alternative 1: All kWh @ 8.36¢/kWh

*Alternative 2: First 300 kWh/HP/Season @ 15.19¢/kWh
Excess kWh @ 3.58¢/kWh

The minimum annual bill shall be $34.41 per connected horsepower. This amount is payable prior to connection for the season. The minimum monthly bill shall be $5.00 during any period that facilities are connected.

LOADCONTROL OF IRRIGATION SERVICE - ALTERNATE

Available to any customer receiving service under Rate Schedule 7 - Irrigation Service Alternate for flood type irrigation upon installation of the appropriate equipment and facilities. Said rate is experimental.

CREDIT:
The customer will receive a credit of 1.9¢/kWh of load controlled for control periods of 2 1/2 hours and 3.8¢/kWh for control periods of 5 hours for the period of June 1 to September 30. Said credit shall not exceed 20% of the customer's cumulative bill for 2 1/2 hour credits or 40% of the customer's bill for 5 hour credits for the period of June 1 to September 30 before application of the credit. Said credit shall be applied at the end of the period.

RATE # 11--INDUSTRIAL POWER SERVICE

Available to qualifying industries.
The Net Monthly Rate shall be the sum of the Monthly Demand Charge plus the Coincident Demand Charge plus the Energy Charge.
Monthly Demand $1.00 per kW
Coincident Demand $8.41 per kW
Energy Charge: 2.652¢/kWh consumed

ENERGY ADJUSTMENT

In the event the energy portion of the rate (base energy charge plus fuel and energy adder) under which Cooperative purchases power at wholesale is adjusted above or below 2.2146¢/kWh sold, all approved rate schedules shall be increased or decreased by an amount sufficient to compensate for changes in the energy cost adjustment.

Adjustments for street lights and security lights (Schedule 4) shall be based on:

Lamp Size kWh per month
MVL  
175 w 76
400 w 172
   
HPS  
100 w 43
150 w 65
250 w 87


CHARGES RELATED TO CUSTOMER ACTIVITY

To all customers taking electric service under the Cooperative's retail rate schedules as they are now on file or as they may in the future be filed and approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC).

CUSTOMER ACCOUNT RECORD STATEMENT.................$ 3.00

ENERGY CONSUMPTION STATEMENT..............................$ 3.00

MEMBERSHIP FEE..............................................................$25.00

PROCESSING FEE FOR LEVELIZED BILLING WITHDRAWAL
(IN EXCESS OF 1 PER YEAR)..............................................$ 4.00

RETURNED CHECK CHARGE…………...............................$10.00

METER READING REPORT CHARGE
(IN EXCESS OF 2/YEAR FOR MEMBER)..............................$ 3.00

METER TEST FEE.................................................................$10.00

COLLECTION FEE.................................................................$10.00

RECONNECTION FEE-NORMAL WORKING HOURS….......$20.00
AFTER HOURS......................................................................$40.00
AFTER HOURS IF METER WAS DISCONNECTED FOR CURRENT DIVERSION OR METER TAMPERING …….........................$50.00

SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGE-
NORMAL WORKING HOURS …………………………............$10.00
-AFTER HOURS...........................................................$40.00

METER RESEAL CHARGE
(IF THE CUSTOMER HAS HAD NO PREVIOUS BROKEN SEAL DURING THE MOST RECENT 12 MONTH PERIOD)............$10.00
METER RESEAL CHARGE (IF THE CUSTOMER HAS HAD A PREVIOUS BROKEN SEAL DURING THE MOST RECENT 12 MONTH PERIOD)..................................................................$30.00

SERVICE CHARGE FOR OUTAGE NORMAL WORKING HOURS
(IF THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE IS LOCATED ON THE CUSTOMER'S SIDE OF THE POINT OF DELIVERY)...........$20.00 AFTER HOURS……………………………………………..........$40.00

METER TAMPERING CHARGE
(FOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM TAMPERING WITH OR REMOVING THE COOPERATIVE'S METERING DEVICE.)...$50.00

RELOCATION CHARGES
(FOR A SECURITY LIGHT RELOCATION, INSTALLATION, OR CONNECTION)......................................................................$10.00

RELOCATION CHARGES
(TO RELOCATE A METER POLE, SECURITY LIGHT POLE, OR SERVICE POLE AT THE REQUEST OF THE CUSTOMER.) ………………………………………………………………….$50.00/POLE

ADDITIONAL METER CHARGE (PER MONTH)…………$ N/C

FINANCE CHARGE ON DELAYED PAYMENT AGREEMENTS WILL BE THE INTEREST RATE AS SET ANNUALLY BY THE APSC.

 

   

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