Public Utilities in the City of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Residential Electric (Eff. 1-1-09)

Available to residential customers for domestic uses including heating and cooling, which may be required in single-family dwellings and individual metered apartments, condominiums, town houses, or mobile homes. Service shall be single phase and taken through one meter with no motor to exceed 5 hp in size.

Service Charge...@ $11.50 per month
First 1,000 Kwh per month...@ 8.6¢ per Kwh
Balance Kwh payable Jul-Sep... @ 8.6¢ per Kwh

Balance Kwh payable Oct-Jun... @ 6.0¢ per Kwh

Seasonal Cottage (Eff. 1-1-09)

Applicable to seasonal residential customers outside of the incorporated City of Detroit Lakes who normally utilize their dwellings for six months or less of any consecutive 12 month period. Service shall be single phase and taken through one meter with no motor to exceed 5 hp in size.

Under this rate customers are to be billed twice annually with one bill being issued in May for one-half (1/2) the annual service charge plus Kwh usage between the approximate dates of October 1 to May 1; with a second billing in October for one-half (1/2) the annual service charge plus Kwh usage between the approximate dates of May 1 to October 1 of each year.

Service Charge... @ $110.00 per year
All Kwh per Billing... @ 8.6¢ per Kwh

General Services (Eff. 1-1-09)

Applicable to any customer with single phase or three phase service requirements being taken through one meter with monthly demands of less than 50 KW. Also applicable to multiple residential dwelling units connected through one meter or dwelling units connected through a meter whose main purpose is to serve other than residential domestic uses.

Single Phase Service Charge... @ $20.00 per Month
Three Phase Service Charge... @ $26.00 per Month
All Kwh per Month... @ 7.6¢ per Kwh

Large Commercial Service (Eff. 1-1-09)

Applicable to all customers who average 50 KW demand or more per month during any previous 12 month period or over 50 KW demand or more per month during any consecutive six month period.

The customer shall utilize energy as closely balanced on all three phases as practical. The combined power factor of load shall not be less than 95 percent lagging; if power factor is less, the City reserves the right to adjust KW demand in the ratio that 95 percent bears to the actual power factor. The billing demand is the maximum demand in kilowatts as measured during the 15 minutes period of the customer's greatest usage during the month.

Service Charge .......@ $40.00 per month All KW Demand per Month... @ $12.00 per KW
All Kwh per Month... $3.2¢ per Kwh
Minimum... $125 per Month
Minimum monthly bill to be charged even if service is disconnected.

Irrigation - Time of Use (Eff. 1-1-09)

Applicable to customers for irrigation purposes with a minimum load of 50 KW supplied through one meter. Rate does not apply to energy consumption not directly related to the purpose of irrigation.

Service Charge ... @ $90.00 per month All Kwh per month consumed between the hours of 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. of the following day ... @ $5.8¢ per Kwh All Kwh per month consumed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of a day ... @ 37¢ per Kwh

No monthly service charge shall be required if disconnection of service has been made at the request of the customer. Reconnection of service shall then only be made upon request of customer and upon $100 being charged customer for such reconnection.

Off Peak Heating (Eff. 1-1-09)

Available to all electric heating customers with acceptable dual fuel or electric storage heating systems capable of maintaining living or working temperatures throughout the heated area for 10 continuous hours during controlled periods. All electric heat within the customer's designated Off-Peak area shall be controlled and shall be no less than 8 kilowatts per installation. Service under this rate shall be metered separately from the customer's standard rate schedule and all such systems shall require approval by the Public Utilities Department prior to service.

Service Charge ... @ $5.00 per month All Kwh per month on bills payable Oct through June .. @ 4.1 ¢ per Kwh All Kwh per month on bills payable July through Sep .. @ 8.6¢ per Kwh

Controlled Water Heater (Eff. 6-1-02)

A credit of $2.00 per month to customers operating water heaters allowing utility load management control of heater. Not available to customers taking advantage of other utility sponsored electric water heater incentives or rebate programs.

Area Lights (Eff. 1-1-08)

Lights for the purpose of area or yard lighting are available to all customers. The lights, which are owned, operated and maintained by the Utility, can be installed on existing utility poles or utility approved poles or structures furnished by the customer. Any necessary extension of the utility's power supply beyond one pole span or all extensions of the customer's metered power supply will be at the expense of the customer.

Connection Fee - $30.00

100 Watt HPS... Unmetered $7.10, Metered $4.34 per month
250 Watt HPS... Unmetered $11.70, Metered $5.60 per month
400 Watt HPS... Unmetered $15.75, Metered $6.25 per month

Street Lighting - 2007 (Eff. 1-1-07)

All Kwh per month...........................................12.0¢ per Kwh

Power Cost Adjustments

A Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) shall increase all Kwh rate charges on bills in any month in which the City's actual wholesale power and transmission costs exceed a base cost of 5.75¢ per Kwh in June through September and 5.35¢ per Kwh in October through May, with such increase adjustment being the difference exceeding base cost.

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