{"id":37261,"date":"2021-06-25T02:54:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T06:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/?page_id=37261"},"modified":"2023-06-22T15:53:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T19:53:20","slug":"rates-fees-deposits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/my-account\/rates-fees-deposits\/","title":{"rendered":"Rates, Fees, &#038; Deposits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Electric Rates<\/h2>\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"faqs-list accordion\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38224\" class=\"accordion-item post-38224 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Residential Service<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Customer Facilities Charge \u2014 $1.21 per day*<\/li>\n<li>First 1,000 kWh Energy Charge \u2014 $0.1019 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>All kWh over 1,000 Energy Charge \u2014 $0.1350 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Idalia Cost Recovery \u2014 $0.0092 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Plus or minus WPCA**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38225\" class=\"accordion-item post-38225 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Pre-Paid Residential Service<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Customer Facilities Charge \u2014 $1.61 per day*<\/li>\n<li>Energy Charge \u2014 $0.1019 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Idalia Cost Recovery \u2014 $0.0092 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Plus or minus WPCA**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38226\" class=\"accordion-item post-38226 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>General Service-Non-Demand (Demand under 50 kW)<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Customer Facilities Charge \u2014 $1.21 per day*<\/li>\n<li>Energy Charge \u2014 $0.1126 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Idalia Cost Recovery \u2014 $0.0092 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>$1 per kilovolt-ampere in excess of 10 kVA<\/li>\n<li>Plus or minus WPCA**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38227\" class=\"accordion-item post-38227 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>General Service-Demand (Demand 50 kW or more)<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Customer Facilities Charge \u2014 $1.67 per day*<\/li>\n<li>Demand Charge \u2014 $6.16 per kW<\/li>\n<li>Energy Charge \u2014$0.0920 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Idalia Cost Recovery \u2014 $0.0092 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>$1 per kilovolt-ampere<\/li>\n<li>Plus or minus WPCA**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38228\" class=\"accordion-item post-38228 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Time-of-Use<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Offered as an optional General Service Rate for establishments with less than or equal to 100 kW monthly demand for at least 9 of the preceding 12 months. This service must be received for a minimum of 12 months.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customer Facilities Charge \u2014 $1.21 per day*<\/li>\n<li>On-peak Energy Charge \u2014$0.1500 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Off-peak Energy Charge \u2014$0.0935 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Idalia Cost Recovery \u2014 $0.0092 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>$1 per kilovolt-ampere over 10 kilovolt-amperes<\/li>\n<li>Plus or minus WPCA**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On-peak hours:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Weekdays 12 p.m.\u20139 p.m., April-October.<br \/>\nWeekdays 6 a.m.-10 a.m. and 6 p.m.-10 p.m., November-March.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38229\" class=\"accordion-item post-38229 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>General Service-Large Demand (Demand 500 kW or more)<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Customer Facilities Charge \u2014 $8.33 per day*<\/li>\n<li>Demand Charge \u2014 $8.40 per kW<\/li>\n<li>Energy Charge \u2014 $0.0840 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Idalia Cost Recovery \u2014 $0.0092 per kWh<\/li>\n<li>Plus or minus WPCA**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38230\" class=\"accordion-item post-38230 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Outdoor Lighting<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Small (less than 7,000 Lumens) \u2014 29 cents per day<\/li>\n<li>Medium (7,000 to 14,000 Lumens) \u2014 43.3 cents per day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Only LED lamps will be installed for new service, and an LED lamp will be installed to replace a malfunctioning or non-working high-pressure sodium lamp.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38232\" class=\"accordion-item post-38232 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-electric-rates\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>General Requirements<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All rates plus gross receipts tax &amp; other taxes, as applicable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<strong>*Customer Facilities Charge \u2013<\/strong> Helps cover the fixed costs of maintaining the cooperative\u2019s electric system, such as poles, wire, transformers and keeping rights of way cleared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**Wholesale Power Adjustment (WPCA) \u2013<\/strong> All energy charges shall be increased or decreased by 1\/10th mill ($.0001) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for each 1\/10 mill or major fraction thereof, by which the average wholesale power cost per kWh sold for the preceding month exceeds or is less than 85.0 mills ($.085).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Miscellaneous Fees<\/h2>\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"faqs-list accordion\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38233\" class=\"accordion-item post-38233 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-miscellaneous-fees\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Membership Fee<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each applicant for new electric service pays a $5 membership fee when the first service connection is requested. The $5 membership fee is refundable upon termination of service. Membership may be in an individual name or joint with a spouse, joint property owner, or co-resident.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38234\" class=\"accordion-item post-38234 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-miscellaneous-fees\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Administration Fee<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Standard Administration Fee<\/h4>\n<p>As described below, an administration fee shall be assessed for each new connection (on the next business day or thereafter), reconnection, transfer, disconnection for non-payment, outdoor lighting request (excluding routine outdoor lighting maintenance), or any additional trips. A trip can be a physical trip, electronic read, or electronic connect\/disconnect\/reconnect.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7 am to 5 pm \u2014 $35<\/li>\n<li>5 pm to 9 pm and weekends or holidays \u2014 $135<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Same-Day Administration Fee<\/h4>\n<p>As described below, the same-day administration fee and shall apply to all new account services requiring connection on the same day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Same-day trip charge for new account service \u2014 $135<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38235\" class=\"accordion-item post-38235 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-miscellaneous-fees\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Returned Check &#038; Late Payment Charge<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Returned Check Charge<\/h4>\n<p>The cooperative shall charge for each check that is dishonored and returned to the cooperative. The amount of the charge shall be based on the amount of the returned check:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check for less than $50 \u2014 $25<\/li>\n<li>Check for $50 to $299.99 \u2014 $30<\/li>\n<li>Check for $300 or more \u2014 $40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Late Payment Charge<\/h4>\n<p>A penalty of $5 or 5% (whichever is greater) is assessed for accounts with a past due balance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38236\" class=\"accordion-item post-38236 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-miscellaneous-fees\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Meter Charge<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Meter Test Charge<\/h4>\n<p>A meter test will be made upon the request of a consumer to test the accuracy requiring the below deposits, and said deposits are to be applied against the cost of the test.<\/p>\n<p>If the meter, upon testing, is found to have more than the industry-established standard permissible error of 2% fast, the Meter Test Charge shall be refunded to the consumer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single-phase meter \u2014 $50<\/li>\n<li>Multi-phase meter \u2014 $75<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Meter Tampering &amp; Energy Theft<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>$150 plus damages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38237\" class=\"accordion-item post-38237 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-miscellaneous-fees\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Net Metering Application Fee<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>10 kW or less \u2014 $100<\/li>\n<li>Over 10 kW \u2014 $10 per kW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Security Deposits<\/h2>\n<p>Security deposits are required on all meters. Your security deposit is based on the type of service requested.<\/p>\n<p>The security deposit is not considered advance payment of your electric bill and will be applied to unpaid bills only after service is disconnected.<\/p>\n<p>Existing members may be eligible for a deposit waiver.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"faqs-list accordion\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38238\" class=\"accordion-item post-38238 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-security-deposits\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Residential<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>For each meter connected\n<ul>\n<li>$250 if you own the property. Proof of ownership is required.<\/li>\n<li>$500 if you rent the property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For prepaid accounts \u2014 $25<\/li>\n<li>Deposit refund \u2014 When your account has had no negative credit history events for 12 consecutive months, your deposit will be automatically credited to the applicable account in the 13th month.* Late payments, payment arrangements, and payment assistance are examples of a negative credit history event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* Deposits on prepaid accounts are not refunded while the account is active.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38240\" class=\"accordion-item post-38240 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-security-deposits\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Commercial<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A security deposit is required for each meter in the amount of 2 times the average or projected monthly bill.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Electric Rates *Customer Facilities Charge \u2013 Helps cover the fixed costs of maintaining the cooperative\u2019s electric system, such as poles, wire, transformers and keeping rights of way cleared. **Wholesale Power Adjustment (WPCA) \u2013 All energy charges shall be increased or decreased by 1\/10th mill ($.0001) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for each 1\/10 mill or major [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":37240,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37261"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37261"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44671,"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37261\/revisions\/44671"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/svec-coop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}