Rates

How do we calculate a bill? We take the meter reading off of each of our members’ meter and multiply the total kilowatt-hours (kWh) used that month times the price per kWh and that equals your total consumption, in dollars, that month.

What then is the service charge that is on your bill each month? A service charge is critical to all of our members because it is a fixed charge that we need to collect to continue to provide our members with the safe, reliable, and low cost electric service we believe our members want and deserve. It covers costs such as equipment, customer service and personnel.

If you have any questions about how your bill was calculated, please call or stop by your local WREC office. We always look forward to talking with you and helping you better understand your cooperative and how it works for you.

The rate class you fall into, and the price per Kilowatt hour you pay varies depending on your type of usage and in the case of commercial classes, the size of transformer WREC must provide to meet your needs.

The total kilowatt hour charge on your bill reflects how much electricity you use in a billing period (approximately 30 days) as measured by your meter.

Demand charge and kilowatt hour charges can be compared to your family car expenses. Compare demand to your monthly installment payment which remains the same regardless of the number of passengers you carried at any one time during the month. The more passengers your vehicle is capable of carrying, usually, the higher the vehicle cost. The total amount you spend for gas depends on the number of miles you travel, which is similar to the kilowatt hour charge.

As you can see from the following rate schedule, not all rate classes reflect the demand charge as a separate item on the power bill. For some classes it is averaged into the kilowatt hour charge.

0001 : General Service Residential

Single phase service available to residential consumers for home uses subject ot the established rules and regulations of the seller

Monthly Service Charge: $16.21
Energy Charge: 07.234 cents per KWh
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh

The Seller shall determine the Power Cost Adjustment subject to power supplier charges and credits.

The minimum monthly charge shall be the Service Charge.

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0002 : Seasonal Stock Water Service

Single phase service available to seasonal stock water consumers for all uses subject to the established rules and regualtion of the seller

Annual Service Charge billed in February: $183.13
Energy Charge billed in November: 15.383 cents per KWh
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh

The Seller shall determine the Power Cost Adjustment subject to power supplier charges and credits.

The annual minimum charge shall be the Annual Service Charge.

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0003 : General Commercial Serivce

Single or three phase service available for commercial and small power service for all users subject to the established rules and regulations of the seller. Service under this schedule is limited to consumers whose load requirements do not exceed 50 kVA of transformer capacity

Monthly Service Charge: $21.19
Energy Charge: 06.635 cents per KWh
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh

The Seller shall determine the Power Cost Adjustment subject to power supplier charges and credits.

The minimum monthly charge shall be the Service Charge.

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0004 : Irrigation Service

Single or three phase available for service to irrigation pumps, subject to Seller's established rules and regulations.

Irrigators may choose between the following two schedules. If no preference is indicated irrigation accounts will be billed according to schedule B.

Rate Schedule A
Annual Service Charge billed in May: $620.76
Energy Charge billed in November: 5.210 cents per KWh
Demand Charge: $6.35 per kW of monthly billing demand
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh

Rate Schedule B
Annual Service Charge billed in May: $620.76
Monthly Rate September through April:
     Energy Charge: 06.906 cents per KWh
     Demand Charge: None
Monthly Rate May through August:
     Energy Charge: 05.210 cents per KWh
     Demand Charge: $6.35 per kW of monthly billing demand

Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh

The Seller shall determine the Power Cost Adjustment subject to power supplier charges and credits.

The annual minimum charge shall be the Annual Service Charge.

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0005 : Large Power Service (51-500 KVA)

Single or three phase service available to consumers requiring 51 kVA or more of transformer capacity, but not more than 500 kVA, subject to the established rules and regulations of Seller.

Monthly Service Charge: $51.73
Demand Charge: $6.35 per kW of monthly billing demand
Energy Charge: 05.210 cents per KWh
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh

The Seller shall determine the Power Cost Adjustment subject to power supplier charges and credits.

The billing demand shall be the average kW supplied during the 30 minute period of maximum use during the preceding month for which the bill is rendered, as recorded by the demand meter.

The minimum monthly charge shall be the Service Charge

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0006 : Industrial Power Service (501 - 5000 KVA)

Single or three phase service available to consumers requiring 501 kVA or more, but less than 5000 kVA, of transformer capacity for all types of usage, subject to the established rules and regulations of Seller.

Monthly Service Charge: $888.14
Demand Charge: $6.00 per kW of monthly billing demand
Energy Charge: 04.480 cents per KWh
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh
New Large Load: All kWh above 500 akW @ 2.549 cents

The Seller shall determine the Power Cost Adjustment subject to power supplier charges and credits.

The billing demand shall be the average kW supplied during the 30 minute period of maximum use during the preceding month for which the bill is rendered, as recorded by the demand meter.

A New Large Load (NLL) is any load addition by an existing consumer, or a new consumer load, measured in kWh, which exceeds 500 akW or is expected to exceed 500 akW in any billing period. For existing customers prior to October 1, 2011 the NLL will be determined as load addition exceeding 500 aKW above the average monthly usage in FY 2011 (October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011). For new customers after October 1, 2011 the NLL will be determined as the load above 500 akW in any billing period. Once a new load is deemed an NLL by the Seller it shall remain an NLL until re-designated by the Seller.

The minimum monthly charge shall be the Service Charge

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0007 : Security Light

100 watt and 200 watt security lighting available to Consumers who have existing Company-owned lights, subject to the established rules and regulations of the Seller. After termination of existing service, service from new Company-owned lights will not be provided.

100 watt security light: $9.29 per month
200 watt security light: $14.11 per month
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh
(based on assumed consumption of 70 kWh for 100 watt devices and 158 kWh for 200 watt devices)

The Seller shall determine the Power Cost Adjustment subject to power supplier charges and credits.

Conditions of Service
The Seller shall maintain existing security lighting equipment, including lamp, bracket attachment and control device on an existing pole of the Seller, electrically connected so that the power for the operation of the light does not pass through the meter for the consumer’s other usage.

The Seller shall maintain the lighting equipment including lamp replacement, at no additional cost to the consumer within a reasonable length of time after the consumer notifies the Seller of the need for maintenance of the lighting equipment.

The lighting equipment shall remain the property of the Seller. The consumer shall protect the lighting equipment from deliberate damage.

The consumer shall allow authorized representatives of the Seller o enter upon the consumer’s premises and to trim trees and shrubs as necessary for maintenance of the lighting equipment and for removal of the lighting equipment upon termination of services under this schedule.

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0052 : Municipal Street Light

This schedule is for service required for the lighting of public streets, through fares, alleys and public grounds where service is supplied from the Company owned electrical distribution system. Available to City governments, Nevada Department of Transportation and the Wells Indian Colony who are served by the Company, subject to the established rules and regulations of the Seller.

200 watt Municipal Street Light: $8 per month
Power Cost Adjustment: Determined by Seller per KWh
(based on assumed consumption of 158 kWh for 200 watt devices)

Specification and Service
Fixtures will be of standard roadway lighting design and in accordance with the Company’s specifications. Service under this schedule is unmetered and lights shall operate from dusk to dawn, operated by photoelectric controls.

Conditions of Service
The Company shall maintain and operate the lighting equipment including pole, lamp, bracket attachment and control device.

The Company shall maintain the lighting equipment including the lamp replacement at no additional cost to the consumer. The consumer will assume responsibility and pay for damage caused by its own negligence or that of third parties.

Revised: October 5, 2011
Effective Date: The first billing date following October 1, 2011

0101 : Net Metering Tariff

AVAILABILITY

Available to all members for all uses subject to the established rules and regulations of the Company.

TYPE OF SERVICE

Three-phase or single-phase.

RATE

Service Charge: A service charge will be billed for each meter, at all points of generation and consumption, at the rate that would be billed for the connection consumption meter absent off-setting member generation.
Energy Charge: Consumption will be charged at the rate that would be billed for the connecting consumption meter absent off-setting member generation.
Energy Payment: Payment for generation in excess of consumption will be made at the Company’s avoided cost of energy as determined by the Company.
Power Cost Adjustment: All kWh at a rate to be determined by the Company, to recover any additional power supply charges incurred by the Company associated with providing electric service to members.

MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGES

The monthly minimum charge shall be the Service Charge(s).

TERMS OF BILLING AND PAYMENT

If the member generates less energy than they consume in any given billing period the net amount of energy will be billed to the member.
If the member generates more energy than they consume in any given billing period, the net amount of energy will be banked for the member during the calendar year. The member shall receive credit against consumption from the banked amount of energy on each successive billing period that the member consumes more energy than is generated, up to the amount banked. Any remaining amounts of energy banked at the end of the calendar year shall be purchased by the Company at the rate established by this tariff and paid to the member.
If payment is due the Company, the above rates are net, due and payable within twenty (20) days from the date of the bill.
If payment is due to the consumer, the above rates are net, due and payable within twenty (20) days from the date of the bill. The Company will not make payment if the net amount due the member does not exceed ten (10) dollars. However, the credit will be applied to the member’s account.

REVISED: May 12, 2010
EFFECTIVE DATE: The first billing date following June 1, 2010