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ALGOMA UTILITY  RATES

EFFECTIVE October 24, 2001

GENERAL SERVICE-WATER

  Monthly Service Charge:

5/8-inch meter ............. $11.00
3/4-inch meter ............. $11.00
1-inch meter ................ $18.00
1 1/4-inch meter ......... $36.00
1 1/2-inch meter ......... $36.00
2-inch meter ............... $60.00

 

3 inch meter....................$102.00
4 inch meter......................177.00
6 inch meter......................270.00
8 inch meter......................402.00
10 inch meter....................450.00
12 inch meter....................489.00

  Volume Charge
First 15,000 gallons used per month - $2.64 per 1,000 gallons
Over 15,000 gallons used each month - $2.20 per 1,000 gallons
Water readings and consumption shown in Hundreds of Gallons.
WHERE WATER IS USED IN YOUR HOME

Toilets....................40%                           Laundry......................10%
Showers & Baths....32%                           Cooking/Drinking.........  5%
Dishwasher............  5%                           Hand washing.............. 4%
Cleaning................  4%
Bathroom water use accounts for over 70% of total indoor use.                                                                             

How To Save Water In Your Home

1.  Check for faucet and toilet leaks and repair leaks.  A slow dripping faucet will lose 17.5 gallons per day or almost 6400 gallons annually.
2.  Don't let water run when you are brushing your teeth, shaving, washing your hands and face, etc.  Use a cup for rinsing your teeth and rinse your razor in a sink of water instead of under a running faucet.
3.  Wash only full loads of dishes and laundry.  Both dishwashers and washing machines (unless you have a water level option) use the same amount of water whether full or half-empty.
4.  Clean vegetables or rinse dishes in a sink or pan of water not under a running faucet.  The collected water can be used for watering plants.
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"SAMPLE"

ALGOMA UTILITY COMMISSION
Customer Water Bill Comparison at Present and Proposed Rates

CUSTOMER TYPE

METER SIZE (INCHES)

VOLUME 1,000 GALLONS

MONTHLY BILLS AT OLD RATES

MONTHLY BILLS AT NEW RATE

PERCENT CHANGE

Small Residential 5/8 1.5 $9.91 $14.96 51%
Ave. Residential 5/8 3 12.37 18.92 53%
Large Residential 5/8 10 23.85 37.40 57%
Large Residential 5/8 19 37.53 59.40 58%
Large Residential 5/8 29 51.23 81.40 59%
Commercial 5/8 50 80.00 127.60 59%
Public Authority 3 71 186.32 264.80 42%
Commercial 76 133.17 209.80 58%
Commercial 84 144.13 227.40 58%
Public Authority 3 92 215.09 311.00 45%
Commercial 135 214.00 339.60 59%
Public Authority 3 165 315.10 471.60 50%
Industrial 1 169 247.58 396.40 60%
Industrial 3 339 553.48 854.40 54%
Industrial 4 1,116 1672.97 2638.80 58%
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  City of Algoma Sewer Charge

Effective February 9, 2004 - General Service
Monthly service charge $12.00
Volume charge $7.73 per 1,000 gallons
                                                                                 
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  Electrical Rates                                        

Algoma Utility electric rates were approved by the Public Service Commission on May 23, 2005.
  Residential Electric Service

  Commercial Electric Service

Customer Charge Single-Phase: $7.00 per month Customer Charge Single-Phase:   $7.00 per month
Customer Charge Three-Phase: $14 per month Customer Charge Three-Phase:   $14.00 per month
Energy Charge:  $.0967 cents per kwh Energy Charge: $.0967 cents per kwh

Plus puchased power cost adjustment per kwh used.
Plus Public Benefits as required by Article 9 - D.O.A. Law
Plus 5% sales tax

Plus puchased power cost adjustment per kwh used.
Plus Public Benefits as required by Article 9 - D.O.A. Law
Plus 5% sales tax.

                                          
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RATE FILE                                                        Sheet No. 1 of 2                                                                                Schedule No. Cp-1
                                                                              Amendment No. 67

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

ALGOMA UTILITY COMMISSION

Small Power Service

Application: This rate will be applied to customers for all types of service if their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is in excess of 100 kilowatts (kW) per month for three or more months in a consecutive 12-month period, unless the customer exceeds the application conditions of the large power time-of-day schedule.

Customers billed on this rate shall continue to be billed on this rate until their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is less than 100 kW per month for 12 consecutive months. The utility shall offer customers billed on this rate a one time option to continue to be billed on this rate for another 12 months if their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is less than 100 kW per month. However, this option shall be offered with the provision that the customer waives all rights to billing adjustments arising from a claim that the bill for service would be less on another rate schedule than under this rate schedule.

Customer Charge: $40.00 per month.

Distribution Demand Charge: $1.50 per kW of distribution demand.

Demand Charge: $6.25 per kW of billed demand.

Energy Charge: $0.0638 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

Power Cost Adjustment Clause: Charge per all kWh varies monthly. See schedule PCAC.

Prompt Payment of Bills: Same as Rg-1.

Minimum Monthly Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be equal to the customer charge, plus the distribution demand charge.
 

RATE FILE                                                Sheet No. 1 of 2                                                                        Schedule No. Cp-2
                                                                       Amendment No. 67

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

ALGOMA UTILITY COMMISSION

Large Power Time-of-Day Service

Application: This rate will be applied to customers for all types of service, if their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is in excess of 200 kilowatts (kW) per month for three or more months in a consecutive 12-month period, but not greater than 700 kW per month for three or more months in a consecutive 12-month period.

Customers billed on this rate shall continue to be billed on this rate until their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is less than 200 kW per month for 12 consecutive months. The utility shall offer customers billed on this rate a one time option to continue to be billed on this rate for another 12 months if their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is less than 200 kW per month. However, this option shall be offered with the provision that the customer waives all rights to billing adjustments arising from a claim that the bill for service would be less on another rate schedule than under this rate schedule.

Customer Charge: $100.00 per month.

Distribution Demand Charge: $1.75 per kW of distribution demand.

Demand Charge: $7.00 per kW of on-peak billed demand.

Energy Charge: On-peak: $0.0645 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

Off-peak: $0.0455 per kWh.

Power Cost Adjustment Clause: Charge per all kWh varies monthly. See schedule PCAC.

Minimum Monthly Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be equal to the customer charge, plus the distribution demand charge.

Prompt Payment of Bills: Same as Rg-1.                    

 

RATE FILE                                                    Sheet No. 1 of 2                                                                                    Schedule No. Cp-3
                                                                           Amendment No. 67

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

ALGOMA UTILITY COMMISSION

Industrial Power Time-of-Day Service

Application: This rate will be applied to customers for all types of service if their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is in excess of 700 kilowatts (kW) per month for three or more months in a consecutive 12-month period.

Customers billed on this rate shall continue to be billed on this rate until their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is less than 700 kW per month for 12 consecutive months. The utility shall offer customers billed on this rate a one time option to continue to be billed on this rate for another 12 months if their monthly Maximum Measured Demand is less than 700 kW per month. However, this option shall be offered with the provision that the customer waives all rights to billing adjustments arising from a claim that the bill for service would be less on another rate schedule than under this rate schedule.

Customer Charge: $250.00 per month.

Distribution Demand Charge: $1.75 per kW of distribution demand.

Demand Charge: $8.00 per kW of on-peak billed demand.

Energy Charge: On-peak: $0.0615 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

Off-peak: $0.0444 per kWh.

Power Cost Adjustment Clause: Charge per all kWh varies monthly. See schedule PCAC.

Minimum Monthly Bill: The minimum monthly bill shall be equal to the customer charge, plus the distribution demand charge.

Prompt Payment of Bills: Same as Rg-1.

 

RATE FILE                                                       Sheet No. 1 of 1                                                                               Schedule No. OC-1
                                                                              Amendment No. 67

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

Algoma Utility Commission

Other Charges and Billing Provisions

Budget Payment Plan:  A budget payment plan, which is in accordance with ch. PSC 113, Wis. Adm. Code, is available from the utility.  The utility uses a fixed budget year which begins on June 1st and ends on May 31st.  The utility will normally calculate the monthly budgeted amount by spreading the estimated annual bill over eleven months, with the last month consisting of any end of the year adjustments.  For customers that request a budget plan during the middle of the budget year, the utility will calculate the monthly budgeted amount by spreading the estimated bill for the remainder of the budget year over one month less than the months remaining in the budget year.  The last months bill will consist of any end of year adjustments.

Reconnection Billing: All customers whose service is disconnected in accordance with the disconnection rules as outlined in Wis. Admin. Code ch. PSC 113, shall be required to pay a reconnection charge.  The charge shall be $40.00 during regular office hours.  After regular office hours the minimum reconnection charge of $40.00 applies plus any overtime labor cost, not to exceed a total maximum charge of $80.00.

Reconnection of a Seasonal Customer's Service:  Reconnection of a service for a seasonal customer who has been disconnected for less than one year shall be subject to the same reconnection charges outlined above.  A seasonal customer shall also be charged for all minimum bills which would have been incurred had the customer not temporarily disconnected service.

Insufficient Fund Charge: A $20.00 charge will be applied to the customer’s account when a check rendered for utility service is returned for insufficient funds. This charge may not be in addition to, but may be inclusive of, the water utility’s insufficient fund charge when the check was for payment of both electric and water service.

Average Depreciated Embedded Cost:  The embedded cost of the distribution system (excluding the standard transformer and service facilities) is determined by the Public Service Commission for each customer classification.  The average depreciated embedded cost by customer classification is as follows: 

bulletResidential Service: $390.00
bulletApartment and Rental Units Separately Metered:  $390.00 per united metered.
bulletSubdividers and Residential Developers:  $390.00 per unit.
bulletGeneral Service:  (Including Multi-Unit Dwellings if Billed on One Meter): $1,200.00
bulletPower Service (All Cp Classes):  $6.50 per kW, of average billed demand
bulletStreet Lighting: $3.30

 

 

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Last Updated - 12/12/2001
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