5.2r ERMU 12-12-2023Elk
Municipal Utilities
NON -DEMAND ELECTRIC SERVICE RATE
Available: Within Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) established service territory.
Applicable: Available for non-residential customer accounts. Existing or new Customer accounts with
actual or projected demands of less than 50 kW for the previous 12 consecutive months if applicable.
When the Customer achieves an actual maximum demand of 50 kW or greater, the Customer will be
placed on the Demand Electric Service rate in the next billing cycle. The Customer accounts shall be in
compliance with all policies, procedures, and safety requirements, and shall be taken through one
meter. Rating of individual single-phase motors and other single-phase power and heating units served
under this schedule shall not exceed ten (10) horsepower (or 7.355 kW) except by special permission.
(Not applicable to resale, standby or auxiliary service.)
Character Of Service: AC, 60 cycles, 120 volts or 120/240 volts, single-phase; 120/208 volts, or 277/480
volts, three-phase. Four wire, 240 volts three phase will only be applicable to existing customers now
being served by this voltage. A Customer requiring voltages other than that already established by
ERMU shall be required to provide suitable space and location for ERMU's transformers, metering and
associated equipment.
Special Conditions: One meter shall be installed to service one class of business. If additional buildings
are required for a given business, they shall be interconnected by the customer to obtain one meter. If
additional meters and services are requested by the customer, each shall be treated as a separate
customer and billed individually.
Meter equipment must be accessible to our service department at any time.
Installation of Demand Meter: At the option of ERMU, a demand meter may be installed on any
customer whose monthly usage exceeds 15,000 kWh.
Non -Demand Service Rate:
Basic Monthly Electric Charge: $32.00 per month
Summer Winter
$0.13304 / kWh / month $0.11141 / kWh / month
Summer Rate: Applicable during the five monthly billing periods of June — October.
Winter Rate: Applicable during the seven monthly billing periods of November— May.
Rates are subject to application of Power Cost Adjustment (PCA).
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Non -Demand Electric Service Rate
Federal, state, and local taxes may apply.
Minimum Bill: The Basic Monthly Electric Charge plus $1.00 per kW per month of excess transformer
capacity requested by customer.
In the case of equipment having abnormally low annual utilization factors or unusual operating
characteristics, special minimum charges may be prescribed by ERMU.
Power Factor Adjustment: The rates set forth in this schedule are based on the maintenance by the
Customer of a power factor of not less than 98% at all times. If the power factor, as measured by the
electric department, is lower than 98%, the monthly demand charge may be multiplied by the ratio 98%
divided by the measured power factor, or at ERMU's option, the power factor may be corrected at the
Customer's expense.
Fluctuating Loads: Customers operating equipment having a highly fluctuating or large instantaneous
demand, such as welders and X-ray machines, shall be required to pay all non -betterment costs of
isolating the load from the balance of ERMU's lines. No motor larger than ten (10) HP (or 7.355 kW) will
be allowed to be across -the -line started without notification and written authorization from ERMU. In
addition, Customers who fail to provide adequate corrective equipment shall be required to own and
maintain their own transformers.
Billing and Terms of Payment: See ERMU Service Policies Policy (Billing Due Dates, and Penalties and
Delinquent Notices.)
Terms and Conditions:
1. Usage may be fractionalized on the actual days of service for application of a change in rate or
changing from summer to winter or from winter to summer rates.
2. Service will be furnished pursuant to ERMU's rules.
3. Extensions made for service under this schedule are subject to the provisions of ERMU's rules
governing Extension of Service and Facilities.
4. The rate set forth herein may be modified by the amount of any governmental changes imposed
and levied on transmission, distribution, production, or the sale of electrical power.
5. Exceptions by management approval only.
Adopted P@G@ ,;b@F 19, 'n" December 12, 2023
Effective!@^H@r, ', 2024 January 1, 2024
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