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Rates - Commercial & Industrial

Our Commercial and Industrial Rate Plans are designed to meet the unique energy demands of businesses while ensuring cost efficiency and reliability. These rate structures provide flexibility to accommodate various operational needs, from small businesses to large-scale industries.

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Commercial & Industrial Energy Rate Plans

Rates charged by Access Energy Cooperative are established by the Board of Directors with the advice of engineering consultants, accountants and electric rate specialists. All factors contributing to the cost of providing service are tabulated and projected. This includes the cost of:

wholesale power
cost of operating and maintaining the distribution system
accounting and sales expense
administrative expense
depreciation on the investment in power lines, equipment and facilities
taxes
interest on long-term debt
and margins.

Small Commercial

The due date for all bills is twenty (20) days after their deposit in the U.S. Mail with postage prepaid, and is printed on bills. Non-receipt of a bill by the member-consumer shall not release or diminish the obligation of the member-consumer to make payment in full, including late payment charges, if any. When payment is not made by the due date, a late payment charge of 1.5% per month of the past due will apply. Payments received by mail that are postmarked on or before the due date but that are received after the due date will be accepted without late payment charge.

Large Commercial

Applicable to member-consumers with multi-phase service with billing demands of 30 kW or more in six months in the calendar year preceding the billing month but who do not qualify for service at the Large Power rate. This rate will be applicable to new member-consumer whose estimated billing demands are between 30 kW and 200 kW.

This rate will be applicable to present member-consumers served at the Large Power rate whose billing demands have been lower than 200 kW for a 12-month period and are not expected to exceed 200kW in the future.

The member-consumer shall maintain a power factor at time of substation peak of not less than 95% lagging. If the member-consumer’s power factor at time of peak load is less than 95% lagging, the kilowatt charges for such period under this schedule shall be increased by 1% for each 1% by which the power factor for such period is below 95% lagging.

Large Power

The due date for all bills is twenty (20) days after their deposit in the U.S. Mail with postage prepaid, and is printed on bills. Non-receipt of a bill by the member-consumer shall not release or diminish the obligation of the member-consumer to make payment in full, including late payment charges, if any. When payment is not made by the due date, a late payment charge of 1-1/2% per month of the past due will apply. Payments received by mail that are postmarked on or before the due date but that are received after the due date will be accepted without late payment charge.

What is the Base Charge?

The base charge is a fixed charge for each account that covers the costs associated with providing a meter and service to the location. It includes costs such as meter installation and maintenance, as well as administration costs.

Base charges vary by rate class, as they are determined by the costs for each rate class individually according to the expenses that apply to that class of service. The base charge is similar to your monthly charge for phone service, cable service, and where applicable your water service.

What is the Demand Charge?

Electric demand is the rate at which electricity is used at a given time and is measured in kilowatts (kW).

The “Demand Charge” listed on your bill represents the average of the 15-minute interval when you used the highest amount of electricity during that billing period. The date and time is printed next to the demand to indicate that demand was set.

You can monitor your energy use and demand with SmartHub. Learn more information about SmartHub

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To learn more about demand,

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