Minimum Bill Change in January 2016

Starting January 2016, the minimum bill charge for residential and commercial accounts will increase by $3 per month. The minimum bill charge is located in the Energy and Distribution line item on your bill, along with your kWh usage. 

This minimum charge increase reflects the true cost it takes to get power to you, as it recovers much of the fixed costs of providing service. The base rate will rise from $27 to $30 for traditional accounts, and from $37 to $40 for prepay accounts. General service commercial accounts will see an increase in the base rate from $29.50 to $32.50. 

While the change in the minimum charge is relatively small, it helps the cooperative by assuring that covering fixed costs is less reliant on weather driven sales. “The main goal of the cooperative is to deliver power to members at the lowest possible cost. This was the best way possible to cover costs but keeps the rate per kWh as low as possible,” commented Bentley.

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