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Rates as of February 1, 2012
 

Residential Rates
Preferred Residential Rate (Rate 10)
General Residential Rate (Rate 20)
Unmetered Gaslight Rate
 

Commercial Business Rates
Commercial Rate (Rate 40)
Public Building Rate (Rate 30)
Charitable, Religious and School Rate (Rate 35)
 

Industrial Business Rates
Small Industrial Firm Rate (Rate 50)
Large Industrial Firm Rate (Rate 55)
Interruptible Rate (Rate 60)
Interruptible Competitive Rate
 

Other Rates
Compressed Natural Gas Rate (Rate 80)




Preferred Residential Rate (Rate 10)

Availability
Available to all residential customers serviceable within the Authority's service area.

Applicability
Applicable to residential customers who use natural gas year-round. Examples of year-round use include but are not limited to water heating, clothes drying and cooking. Under this rate schedule, residential customers are required to use a minimum of nine (9) therms per billing period. If the customer does not use nine (9) therms in a billing period, the customer will be billed for the required minimum consumption.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $5.000
Energy charge per therm       $0.965


Minimum Consumption Charge

Under this rate schedule, residential customers who do not use the required minimum consumption (9 therms) in any billing period will be billed for consumption equal to the energy charge per therm multiplied by the minimum consumption of nine (9) therms

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General Residential Rate (Rate 20)

Availability
Available to all residential customers serviceable within the Authority's service area.


Applicability

Applicable to all residential customers who use natural gas on a seasonable basis or do not qualify for the preferred rate. It is the responsibility of the customer to notify the Authority if appliances are added that would qualify the customer for the preferred rate.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $5.000
Energy charge per therm       $1.062

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Unmetered Gaslight Rate

Availability
Available to all residential customers serviceable within the Authority's service area.


Applicability

Applicable to all customers who use natural gaslights without a meter being installed.


Monthly Rate

Energy charge per gaslight   $24.00

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Public Building Rate (Rate 30)

Availability
Available to all customers serviceable within the Authority's service area who use natural gas and whose facilities serve governmental purposes. Service shall not be supplied under this rate to any institution operated for profit.


Applicability

Applicable to all customers whose facilities serve governmental purposes desiring service under this Rate Schedule. Customers are not subject to sales tax.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $5.000
Energy charge per therm       $0.995

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Charitable, Religious and School Rate (Rate 35)

Availability
Available to all customers serviceable within the Authority's service area who use natural gas and whose facilities serve charitable, religious and school purposes. Service shall not be supplied under this rate to any institution operated for profit.


Applicability

Applicable to all charitable, religious and school customers. Customers are subject to sales tax.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $5.000
Energy charge per therm       $0.995

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Commercial Rate (Rate 40)

Availability
Available to all commercial customers serviceable within the Authority's service area.


Applicability

Applicable to all commercial customers desiring service under this Rate Schedule. All customers are subject to sales tax.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $9.500
Energy charge per therm      $0.975

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Small Industrial Firm Rate (Rate 50)

Availability
Available to customers serviceable within the Authority's service area. This rate to be available only to customers who contract for twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of service each year.


Applicability

Applicable to customers desiring firm service under this Rate Schedule who execute a contract for service hereunder for not less than twelve (12) consecutive months and from year-to-year thereafter. This Rate Schedule is applicable only to those industrial customers whose consumption requirement is less than ten thousand (10,000) therms per month. If applicable, and if the Authority is provided with a copy of their Retail License, Resale Tax Exemption Certificate or Wholesale Exemption Certificate, the customer shall be sales tax exempt.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $45.000
Energy charge per therm       $  0.913

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Large Industrial Firm Rate (Rate 55)

Availability
Available to customers serviceable within the Authority's service area. This rate to be available only to customers who contract for twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of service each year.


Applicability

Applicable to customers desiring firm service under this Rate Schedule who execute a contract for service hereunder for not less than twelve (12) consecutive months and from year-to-year thereafter. This Rate Schedule is applicable only to those industrial customers whose consumption requirement exceeds ten thousand (10,000) therms per month. If applicable, and if the Authority is provided with a copy of their Retail License, Resale Tax Exemption Certificate or Wholesale Exemption Certificate, the customer shall be sales tax exempt.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $45.000
Energy charge per therm       $  0.876

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Interruptible Rate (Rate 60)

Availability
Available to all customers serviceable within the Authority's service area who execute a contract for interruptible service hereunder for not less than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months. A customer taking service hereunder must have an alternate fuel capability or be willing to discontinue natural gas service during periods of curtailment or interruption.


Applicability

Applicable to customers desiring interruptible service under this Rate Schedule who execute a contract for service hereunder for not less than twelve (12) consecutive months and from year-to-year thereafter. This Rate Schedule is applicable only to those industrial customers whose consumption requirement is less than ten thousand (10,000) therms per month. If applicable, and if the Authority is provided with a copy of their Retail License, Resale Tax Exemption Certificate or Wholesale Exemption Certificate, the customer shall be sales tax exempt.


Character of Service

Gas sold under this Rate Schedule shall be sold on an interruptible basis and shall be subject to curtailment in whole or in part upon two hours' notice to the customer, except for curtailments occasioned by Force Majeure or conditions beyond the control of the Authority in which event the customer shall be given only such notice as is practical under the circumstances.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $50.000
Energy charge per therm       $  0.844

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Interruptible Competitive Rate

Availability
Available to all customers serviceable within the Authority's service area who execute a contract for interruptible service hereunder for not less than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months. A customer taking service hereunder must have an alternate fuel capability or be willing to discontinue natural gas service during periods of curtailment or interruption.


Applicability

Applicable to customers desiring interruptible service under this Rate Schedule who execute a contract for service hereunder for not less than twelve (12) consecutive months and from year-to-year thereafter. This Rate Schedule is applicable only to those industrial customers whose consumption requirement exceeds ten thousand (10,000) therms per month. If applicable, and if the Authority is provided with a copy of their Retail License, Resale Tax Exemption Certificate or Wholesale Exemption Certificate, the customer shall be sales tax exempt.


Character of Service

Gas sold under this Rate Schedule shall be sold on an interruptible basis and shall be subject to curtailment in whole or in part upon two hours' notice to the customer, except for curtailments occasioned by Force Majeure or conditions beyond the control of the Authority in which event the customer shall be given only such notice as is practical under the circumstances.


Monthly Rate

Facilities charge per month   $50.000


Energy charge

The energy charge shall be the rate which each customer shall be required to pay, on a unit cost basis, for natural gas consumed during the billing period. The unit energy charge shall be based on the competitive cost of the customer's alternate fuel as agreed to by the customer and the Authority.

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Compressed Natural Gas Rate (Rate 80)

Availability
Available to all customers who desire to purchase natural gas for use in natural gas powered vehicles from the Authority.


Applicability

Applicable to all customers who use compressed natural gas in natural gas powered vehicles. Service under this schedule is subject to all lawful orders, rules and regulations of duly constituted governmental authorities having jurisdiction over either or both the Authority and the Customer.


Character of Service

Gas sold under this Rate Schedule shall be sold to any customer desiring natural gas for natural gas powered vehicles.


Monthly Rate

Energy charge per therm   $0.975


In addition to the energy charge shown, the Authority shall recover from the customer all applicable federal, state and local fuel taxes associated with compressed natural gas used in natural gas powered vehicles.

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