6.3. ERMUSR 05-10-2005Ji
Elk River ----
Municip al Utilitie s
13069 Orono Parkway
Elk River, MN 55330
April 28, 2005
To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission
Jerry Takle
John Dietz
James Tralle
From: Bryan Adams
Subject: APPA Annual Electric Rate Survey
phone: 763.441.2020
Fax: 763.441.8099
On an annual basis, APPA completes an Electric Rate Comparison. Attached for your
review is APPA's electric rate comparison for year 2003. This information is derived
from U.S. Department of Energy form EIA 816, that all electric utilities file on an annual
basis. This comparison reflects USA and Minnesota electric utilities. Also attached is a
statistical summary of the data in ¢/kwh with Elk River Municipal Utilities position
highlighted by the triangle.
In the past, APPA surveys reflects' the Elk River Municipal Utilities rates around the
average for residential and commercial customers and between the 3`d quartile and
maximum for the industrial class. This years' survey reflects Elk River Municipal
Utilities position as between the 3`d quartile and maximum in all customer classes. We
have verified our published ¢/kwh for the 3 rate classes and the numbers are accurate.
How utilities report the fuel cost adjustment or power cost adjustments will influence this
survey.
As you recall for 2004 and 2005, eve increased our rates by less than our wholesale rate
increase while passing on or even less of an increase to the demand (industrial)
customers. We must continue to keep downward pressure on our rates.
This fall during our budgeting process, staff will do a more thorough electric rate
comparison of the surrounding utilities.
APPA 2003 Electric Rate Comparison
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RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL '~ INDUSTRIAL
¢Ikwh ¢/kwh ¢/kwh
Elk River Municipal Utilities 8.4 L_ __ _ 8.3 __ -_ ~ _ 7.2
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U.S. Utilities
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Minimum , 8.0
--- - 7.4 4.5
1st Quartile 8.1 7.4 4.8
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7.6
4.9
3rd Quartile 8.5 ~ 7.7 5.1
Maximum
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8.8
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Minnesota Utilities 1 ~
Minimum ~, 7.1 ~ 6.0 _'
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1 st Quartile 7.4 6.3 4.3
Average 7.5 6.4 _ 4 6
3rd Quartile -
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--- --- -- - 7.7 ~_ 6.6 ~- 4.8
Maximum '~ 7.7 _ _~ _ 6.6 I ---- _-5.~
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Minnesota Publicly Owned _ _~ - ~ _
Minimum _
3.9 _
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1st Quartile
-- 6.0 __5.6 _ _ _' 0.0
Average ~ 6.8 { 6.4 1 3.9
3rd Quartile
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Minnesota Investor Owned -- -
Minimum _ _ _ 6.7 5.8 0 0
1st Quartile 6.8 5.9 3.8
Average __
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~ 8.0_
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~ 7.1 I 3.7
3rd Quartile
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9.2
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7.6 -__ 1
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4.5
Maximum ~
~ 9.5 1- 10.3 _-- - ~ --- 6 0
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Minnesota Coo eratives
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Minimum , 0.0 ~ 0.0 0.0
1 st Quartile
6.9 5.9 ~ 0.0
Average
-- ~ 7.5 6.2 ~- _ 2.7
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3rd Quartile ` 8.2 7.2 ~ 4 7
Maximum _
!, 10.4 ~ 8.7 _
~ 8.8
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February 23, 2005
MEMORANDUM
TO: Officials of Public Power Systems
FROM: Scott Choate, Manager of Statistics
SUBJECT: 2003 Data on Revenue per Kilowatt-hour
As an APPA member service, enclosed is a summary of average revenue per kilowatt-hour for
U.S. electric utilities for calendar year 2003. The report contains:
1. Definitions of new terminology used to report sales and revenues
2. Summary of Full Service vs. Unbundled (retail choice) Sales
3. United States averages - by type of ownership
State averages (for your state) - by type of ownership
Individual averages for each utility in your state
Note that the report showing each utility's average revenue per kilowatt-hour for residential,
commercial, and industrial consumer classes covers full service sales only, so average values for
states with retail choice do not include sales to customers that purchase power from alternate
energy suppliers.
Revenue per kilowatt-hour was calculated by APPA from 2003 data reported by each utility to
the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-861. These
calculations can help you compare your average rate level with other utilities in your state. If
you would like an electronic version of the file for all states, or if you have any questions,
contact me at (202) 467-2969 or schoate@appanet.org.
Enclosure
Explanation of New Terminology for Sales and Revenue Data
Changes in the electric utility industry and to the Energy Information
Administration's (EIA) data collection process have resulted in some new
terminology. Below is an explanation of the new terminology used by EIA for sales
and revenues reported by U.S. electric utilities.
Full Service Sales - (also referred to as "bundled" sales) are sales by a utility to a
customer where the utility provides both the energy and the delivery service.
Note that a utility can provide energy either by generating power or by purchasing
wholesale power to sell to its customers. These full service sales occur in states that
have not enacted retail choice as well as in retail choice states when the customer
elects to remain with the standard provider for both energy and delivery service.
Energy Only Sales - in retail choice states, this is the power supply portion of the
customer's bill if the customer chooses a supplier that is not the standard provider
for its service territory.
Delivery Only Sales - in retail choice states, this is the distribution portion of the
customer's bill if the customer chooses a supplier that is not the standard provider
for its service territory. (When a customer in a retail choice state elects to receive
energy service from a provider other than the local utility, then the local utility
providing the delivery service records the sale as a "delivery only" sale.)
Unbundled Sales -the sum of the delivery only sales and the energy only sales.
Since the energy service suppliers are required to report their sales to customers
grouped by the state where the customers reside, unbundled sales can only be
summed on a state or national level.
The methodology used by the Energy Information Administration is:
Delivery Only Revenue + Energy Only Revenue
Energy Only Sales (Mwh)
Other notes on the data:
In theory, the "Delivery Only" MWH sales and the "Energy Only" MWH sales
should be equal in every state. However, for many states, the 2003 data reported
by utilities and power marketers show large differences in the Energy Only MWH
sales and the Delivery Only MWH sales. EIA has made adjustments to unbundled
revenue or sales data in the states for which there were significant differences in
sales reported by energy only and delivery only providers.
Full Service Sales vs. Unbundled (retail choice) Sales, 2003
Residential Commercial Industrial
All U.S. Customers
Ful] Service Sales 8.6 7.8 5.0
Unbundled Sales 11.8 10.1 6.8
Total: All Customers 8.7 8.0 5.1
Retail Choice States Only
Full Service Sales 9.7 9.1 5.9
Unbundled Sales 11.8 10.1 6.8
Total: All Customers 9.9 9.3 6.1
B~ State
California
Full Service Sales
12.0
12.8
9.9
Unbundled Sales 12.2 10.8 10.1
Connecticut Full Service Sales 11.3 9.9 8.0
Unbundled Sales 10.1 n/a 6.1
Delaware Full Service Sales 8.6 7.3 5.6
Unbundled Sales n/a 4.6 4.6
Illinois Full Service Sales 8.4 7.3 4.8
-Unbundled Sales n/a 6.6 5.3
Maine Full Service Sales 8.7 7.5 6.7
Unbundled Sales 12.4 10.4 6.8
Maryland Full Service Sales 7.7 7.1 4.4
Unbundled Sales 7.9 6.3 6.3
Massachusetts Full Service Sales 11.5 10.8 9.3
Unbundled Sales 37.2 9.6 8.7
Michigan Full Service Sales 8.4 7.6 5.0
Unbundled Sales n/a 6.0 4.9
Montana Full Service Sales 7.6 7.0 4.3
Unbundled Sales 35.6 11.7 3.7
New Hampshire Full Service Sales 12.0 10.4 9.3
Unbundled Sales n/a 20.4 5.3
New Jersey Full Service Sales 10.7 9.2 7.4
Unbundled Sales 10.9 9.6 7.7
Average Revenue per kWh, 2003
(in cents)
United States and Minneso
Residential Commercial Industrial
Kev/kWh Rev/kWh gev/kWh
U.S. Utilities
Publicly Owned
Investor-Owned
Cooperative
Mitu~esota
Publicly Owned
Investor-Owned
Cooperative
8.0 7.4 5.2
8.8 7.9 5.0
8.1 7.4 4.5
7.1 6.6 5.1
7.7 6.0 4.2
7.7 6.5 4.4
Minnesota
Ada Water & Light Department
Adrian Public Utilities Commiss
Aitkin Public Utilities Commiss
Alexandria Board of Public Work
Alpha, City of
Alvarado, City of
Anoka, City of
Arlington, City of
Austin Utilities
Bagley Public Utilities
Barnesville Electric Department
Baudette, City of
Benson, City of
Bigelow, City of
Biwabik Public Utilities
Blooming Prairie Public Utilities
Blue Earth Light & Water Depart
Brainerd Public Utilities
Breckenridge, City of
Brewster, City of
Brownton, City of
Buffalo Municipal Utility
Buhl, City of
Caledonia, City of
Ceylon, City of
Chaska Electric Department
6.4 6.5 3.7
6.5 7.7 6.0
5.6 8.7 6.8
6.9 6.2 4.8
9.6 9.7 0.0
7.0 6.6 0.0
8.1 6.9 5.4
7.5 7.7 0.0
8.4 7.1 4.7
5.0 4.7 5.4
6.2 6.8 0.0
7.7 7.6 3.4
5.5 5.9 4.8
7.2 8.1 8.4
5.7 7.9 0.0
7.1 6.2 0.0
7.3 7.9 6.5
6.6 6.0 5.2
4.8 5.5 5.5
6.5 6.3 6.9
6.9 6.9 6.9
7.2 7.5 4.4
6.9 6.2 6.1
7.2 6.2 5.3
5.3 5.3 0.0
6.9 6.0 5.9
Residential Commercial Industrial
Darwin, City of
Delano Municipal Utilities
Detroit Lakes, City of
Dunnell, City of
East Grand Forks Water, Light,
Eitzen, City of
Elbow Lake, City of
Elk River Municipal Utilities 6.8
8.7
5.9
6.9
7.6
7.7
6.6
__ 8.4 5.9
8.4
5.8
8.3
7.0
7.8
4.9
8.3 0.0
6.9
4.8
0.0
6.0
7.6
9.6
7.2
Ely, City of 7.7 7.5 0.0
Fairfax, City of 5.7 6.2 5.5
Fairmont Public Utilities Commission 7.3 6.1 4.9
Fosston, City of 6.0 6.1 5.3
Gilbert Water & Light 6.4 6.7 6.3
Glencoe Light & Power Commission 7.6 7.4 6.5
Grand Marais Public Utilities Comm. 7.4 6.7 0.0
Grand Rapids Public Utilities Comm. 6.6 5.9 4.8
Granite Falls, Town of 6.7 6.2 8.7
Grove City Public Utilities 7.9 6.8 0.0
Halstad Municipal Utilities 5.6 5.3 0.0
Harmony, City of 6.2 6.2 6.1
Hawley Public Utilities Commission 6.6 6.1 0.0
Henning, Ciry of 5.8 5.8 0.0
Hibbing Public Utilities Commission 8.3 7.6 8.1
Hutchinson Utilities Commission 7.2 7.0 5.9
Jackson, City of 6.2 6.4 5.4
Janesville, City of 5.9 5.4 0.0
Kandiyohi, City of 7.2 4.6 0.0
Kasota, Ciry of 6.5 0.0 0.0
Kasson, City of 7.9 6.4 0.0
Keewatin Public Utilities Commission 6.5 5.4 0.0
Kenyon Municipal Utilities 8.7 9.0 7.6
Lake City, City of 8.7 8.2 4.8
Lake Crystal Municipal Power Plant 8.7 7.1 0.0
Lake Park Public Utilities 6.2 5.7 0.0
Lakefield Public Utilities 5.5 5.6 0.0
Lanesboro Public Utility Commission 6.9 6.8 0.0
Le Sueur, City of 7.1 8.5 5.5
Litchfield Public Utilities 4.8 4.8 3.8
Luverne, City of 6.5 7.4 4.4
Mabel, City of 6.3 6.3 0.0
Madelia Municipal Light & Power 8.7 5.7 6.3
Madison, City of 5.1 5.4 7.6
Marshall Municipal Utilities 5.0 5.6 3.6
Melrose, City of 3.9 4.3 3.3
Moorhead Public Service 5.3 5.9 4.3
Moose Lake Water & Light Comm. 6.2 6.4 0.0
Mora Municipal Utilities 6.9 6.3 5.7
Mountain Iron, City of 6.2 7.5 7.3
Residential Commercial Industrial
Mountain Lake, City of 8.5 6.5 6.0
Nashwauk Public Utilities 5.4 6.2 0.0
New Prague Utilities Commission 7.0 6.5 5.9
New Ulm Public Utilities 10.5 8.4 7.7
Newfolden, City of 5.3 4.7 0.0
Nielsville, City of 7.1 6.7 0.0
North Branch, City of 8.7 7.9 7.0
North Saint Paul, City of 8.6 7.4 0.0
Olivia, City of 5.9 6.9 6.3
Ortonville, City of 5.5 4.5 0.0
Owatonna Public Utilities 7.8 6.5 5.4
Peterson, City of 7.9 0.0 0.0
Pierz Municipal Electric 7.6 7.2 6.7
Preston Public Utilities Commission 7.3 8.0 7.1
Princeton Public Utilities Commission 8.4 8.5 7.3
Proctor Public Utilities Commission 6.0 5.7 6.1
Randall, City of 5.7 7.6 7.1
Redwood Falls Public Utilities 4.3 4.2 4.7
Rochester Public Utilities 8.5 6.8 5.3
Roseau, City of 6.2 5.2 0.0
Round Lake, City of 7.0 8.0 7.0
Rushford, City of 7.0 6.0 6.0
Rushmore, City of 7.6 7.8 5.6
Sauk Centre Public Utilities Comm, 5.4 5.5 4.9
Shakopee Public Utilities Comm 7.8 7.8 5.5
Shelly, City of 6.7 5.0 9.7
Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm 6.8 6.3 6.3
Spring Grove, City of 7.8 7.3 3.8
Spring Valley Public Utilities 8.1 7.4 0.0
Springfield Public Utilities 5.9 5.5 5.2
St. Charles, City of 7.4 6.9 5.6
St. James, City of 5.3 5.1 4.1
St. Peter Municipal Electric Utility 8.6 6.8 6.3
Staples, City of 6.7 7.0 5.3
Stephen, City of 7.0 5.2 0.0
Thief River Falls, City of 5.2 4.9 5.2
Truman Public Utilities 9.1 8.5 97.8
Two Harbors, Ciry of 7.1 7.1 7.1
Tyler, City of 6.3 3.9 0.0
Virginia Deparunent of Public Utility 7.5 7.1 0.0
Wadena, Ciry of 5.4 5.6 4.6
Warren, City of 5.5 5.3 0.0
Warroad, City of 6.3 5.5 3.1
Waseca, City of 7.7 5.0 0.0
Wells Public Utilities 8.4 7.5 0.0
Westbrook Municipal Light & Power 6.7 6.4 6.0
Whalan, Town of 5.1 0.0 0.0
Willmar Municipal Utilities Comm. 7.8 7.3 5.8
Residential
/kWh Commercial
kWh
R Industrial
/kWh
R
Windom, City of Rev
5.5 ev/
5.5 ev
5.1
Winthrop, City of 9.8 2.4 34.0
Worthington Public Utilities 6.8 6.4 4.7
Minnesota
Investor-Owned
Interstate Power and Light Co
9.2
7.6
6.0
Minnesota Power Inc 6.7 5.9 3.8
Northern States Power Co 7.8 6.0 4.5
Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co 9.5 10.3 0.0
Otter Tail Power Co 6.8 5.8 4.3
Minnesota
Cooperative
Agralite Electric Coop
7.9
6.5
4.6
Anoka Electric Coop 8.4 6.5 5.2
Arrowhead Electric Coop, Inc 8.3 7.3 0.0
Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc 6.3 6.0 0.0
Blue Earth-Nicollet-Faribault 8.2 6.1 0.0
Brown County Rural Elec Assn 6.5 5.9 4.6
Clearwater-Polk Elec Coop Inc 6.6 6.2 0.0
Cooperative L&P Assn Lake Cnty 8.4 7.9 4.0
Crow Wing Cooperative Power 7.7 6.5 8.8
Dakota Electric Assn 7.8 7.2 4.4
East Central Energy 8.2 6.6 4.3
Federated Rural Electric Assn 6.0 5.3 0.0
Freeborn-Mower Coop Services 8.5 6.6 3.7
Goodhue County Coop Elec Assn 8.5 8.6 0.0
H-D Electric Coop Inc 8.6 0.0 0.0
Head of The Lakes Elec Coop 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heartland Power Coop 8.0 0.0 0.0
Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrica 7.5 7.3 4.1
Kandiyohi Power Coop 7.9 6.9 0.0
Lake Country Power 8.2 6.3 5.0
Lake Region Coop Elec Assn 8.1 8.0 6.0
Lyon-Lincoln Electric Coop Inc 7.3 5.8 5.8
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn 8.1 6.8 4.2
Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn 7.8 8.7 4.7
Mille Lacs Electric Coop 9.0 6.4 5.7
Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn 6.6 7.1 3.2
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop 8.1 5.4 0.0
Nobles Cooperative Electric 6.8 5.9 0.0
North Itasca Electric Coop Inc 10.4 7.6 5.5
North Star Electric Coop, Inc 7.3 6.2 0.0
P K M Electric Coop, Inc 7.1 6.5 0.0
People's Cooperative Services 7.9 7.2 0.0
Residential Commercial Industrial
Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc 6.0 5.5 0.0
Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn 6.6 6.3 0.0
Redwood Electric Coop 8.0 8.2 0.0
Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn 6.8 7.2 3.4
Roseau Electric Coop, Inc 5.7 4.6 0.0
Runestone Electric Assn 7.7 7.0 4.5
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop 7.1 5.5 0.0
South Central Electric Assn 7.9 6.2 3.6
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn 7.1 7.0 5.2
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Elec 9.4 7.8 4.4
Todd-Wadena Electric Coop 6.9 5.8 5.6
Traverse Electric Coop, Inc 7.7 7.5 5.2
Tri-County Electric Coop 8.7 7.1 3.3
Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc 6.4 5.8 3.7
Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn 7.4 6.3 5.3
Source: U.S. Department oC Energy, Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2003 data.
Prepared February 2005 by the American Public Power Association, Deparment of Statistical Analysis.