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MPS Electric Rates

Single-Phase Residential Service

Availability:
Available to any residential customer, for domestic purposes only, in a single, private residence. Each apartment or dwelling unit shall be considered a single, private residence.

Customer Charge:

$9.20/month 

Energy Charge (June - September):

$.085/kWh 

Energy Charge (October - May): 

$.079/kWh 

Minimum Charge:

$9.20/month 

 

Capture The Wind® Rate

Availability:
Available to residential and commercial customers by contract.

Energy Charge:
$.005/kWh added to standard kWh rate, or flat amount of $5.00 for residential and $7.50 for commercial per month.

Yard Lights/Security Lights

Overhead Wiring without a Pole:

1,000-watt quartz

$18.50/month

100-watt high-pressure sodium 

$7.25/month

250-watt high-pressure sodium 

$12.10/month 

400-watt high-pressure sodium 

$15.10/month

175-watt mercury vapor

$8.30/month 

400-watt mercury vapor 

$14.05/month

With a pole, add

$3.30/month

 

Dual-Fuel Rates

Small General Service/General Service

Availability:
Available to Small General Service and General Service customers in conformance with Moorhead Public Service's (MPS') Electric Service Rules and Regulations. All controllable electric heat shall be metered separately at a monthly rate of:

Energy Charge: 

October-May:

$.039/kWh 

June-September:

All energy added to main electric service meter, billed at current rate 

 

Residential

Availability:
Available to residential customers in conformance with MPS' Electric Service Rules and Regulations. All controllable electric heat shall be metered separately at a rate of:

Energy Charge: 

October-May:

$.039/kWh

June-September:

 

All energy added to main electric service meter, billed at current rate

 

Dual-Fuel Water Heater Control Credit:

Available to residential dual-fuel customers only.

Short-Term Control:

 

Metered on main service

meter-$3.00/month credit

Long-Term Control:

$.039/kWh

Dual-Fuel Air Conditioner Cycling:

Available to residential dual-fuel customers only.

Energy Charge:

$.039/kWh

 

General Service

Availability:
Available to any customer other than a single, private residence. Single- or three-phase service at standard distribution or primary voltages. Small General Service customers may choose to be billed at the General Service rate.

 

When use exceeds 10,000 kWh:

Customer Charge:

$35.00/month

Energy Charge:

$.0307/kWh

Demand Charge:

$15.60/kW (Secondary Service)

$15.00/kW (Primary Service)

 

Minimum Billing:
A General Service customer shall pay no less than a minimum amount each month. The minimum shall be 30% of a customer's total energy and demand billed in the month of MPS' peak demand established in the most recent six-month seasonal billing period (winter or summer) that corresponds to the current seasonal billing period. Seasonal billing periods are:

Winter Season:        November-April

Summer Season:      May-October

Demand:
The billing demand is the greatest 15-minute load in kW during the billing period. (Subject to adjustment if the power factor is low).

Power Factor:
The customer shall maintain a power factor as near to 100% as practicable. When the highest 15-minute load in kVA exceeds 115% of the highest 15-minute load in kW, the kW demand will be increased by 0.2 kW for each such excess kVA

X-Ray Machines, Transformer-Type Welders, etc.:
When the customer has equipment with intermittent and rapidly fluctuating load characteristics, the fixed charge in the rate will be increased by $.50 per kVA of excess capacity provided by MPS to prevent impairment of service.

Small General Service

When use is not more than 10,000 kWh:

Customer Charge: 

$13.50/month

Energy Charge: 

$.083/kWh

Excess-Demand Charge: 

$14.00/kW for demand over 25 kW

 

Minimum Billing:
For a customer using less than 1,000 kWh in the previous 11 months, the minimum bill shall be $13.50.

For a customer using between 1,000 and 10,000 kWh, the minimum bill shall be 30% of the customer's billing in the month of MPS' peak demand during the most recent
six-month seasonal  billing period.

Winter Season: November-April

Summer Season: May-October

Interruptible Rates

Availability:
Available to General Service customers with a minimum of 100 kW of interruptible electrical load. Service under these rates requires conformance with MPS' Electric Service Rules and Regulations.

Curtailable Loads:
Customers agree to manually curtail demand to a specified maximum demand level during the utility's curtailment period. General Service rate applies with credit for interruption as follows:

Curtailable Credit: $6.00/kW of curtailable demand

Customer Generation: Customer agrees to curtail demand by generating during the utility's curtailment period. The General Service rate applies with credit for reduced demand as follows:

Generation Credit: $7.00/kW of generated demand

 

 
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