Electric Rates

Rates updated on February 1, 2021. A Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) will be implemented from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022 (see below for details).

Residential Service

Applicable to single phase service at secondary voltages to single family residences. Customers will pay a monthly service charge, plus the summer or winter energy rate.

Customer Service Charge: $20.00

Summer Energy Rate*

Winter Energy Rate

The minimum monthly bill will equal the Customer Service Charge

* Summer rate is effective for bills received in July, August, September, and October.

General Service

Applicable to single or three-phase service at primary or secondary voltages for non-residential uses as determined by the City. Customers will pay a monthly service charge, plus the summer or winter energy rate.

Customer Service Charge: $35.00

Summer Energy Rate*

Winter Energy Rate

The minimum monthly bill will equal the Customer Service Charge, and for special installations, $1.00 per kVA of requested transformer capacity.

In case of equipment having abnormally low utilization factors or unusual characteristics, special minimum charges may be prescribed by the City.

* Summer rate is effective for bills received in July, August, September, and October.

General Service Demand

Applicable to existing or to customers with demands of 50 kilowatts, but not more than 1,000 kilowatts for three (3) consecutive months, whose entire requirements are taken through one meter, under a contract of standard form. Customers will pay a monthly service charge, plus the summer or winter energy rate and a demand charge.

Customer Service Charge:

Single Phase: $45.00
Three Phase: $65.00

Summer Energy Rate*

Winter Energy Rate

The minimum monthly bill will equal the Customer Service Charge, plus billing demand.

To any existing or new customers that have a peak demand of 50 kW for three consecutive months, but not exceeding 1,000 kW. For monitoring purposes, a demand meter may be installed by the City when the customer's demand is believed to exceed 25 kW. The customer will remain on this rate for a minimum of 12 months, once established. All GSD customers will be reviewed annually in October to determine their status in this rate class. (Not applicable to resale, stored or auxiliary service.)

*Summer rate is effective for bills received in July, August, September, and October.

Power Factor Adjustment

For loads of 100 kW or more, or at the option of the City for loads of less than 100 kW, power factor adjustments will be made in the billing demand, when the power factor, as determined by test, at the time of the customer's maximum use is less than 90%. If the power factor, as measured by the electric department, is lower than 90%, the monthly demand charge will be multiplied by the ratio 90% bears to the measured power factor, or at the City's option, the power factor may be corrected at the customer's expense. The adjusted measured demand then becomes a billing demand. The billing demand for any month shall be the adjusted measured demand, but not less than 60% of the highest adjusted measured demand during the months of July, August and September.

Billing Demand
The billing demand for any month shall be the adjusted measured demand, but not less than 60% of the highest summer month of the past 11 months. Primary Voltage Metering
Where service is taken under this rate schedule at a primary voltage, the following discouts shall apply:

• 4% of the total charge where metering is at primary voltage and transformers are owned by the customer
• 2% of the total charge where metering is at secondary voltage and transformers are owned by the customer
• 1% of the total charge where metering is at primary voltage and transformers are owned by the City

All General Service Demand customers will be reviewed annually in October to determine their status in this rate class. (Not applicable to resale, stored or auxiliary service).

Supplemental Service

Customer Service Charge: $150.00

Summer Energy Rate* 

Winter Energy Rate

* Summer rate is effective for bills received in July, August, September, and October.

The minimum monthly bill is the Customer Service Charge, plus billing demand charges.

To any existing or new customers for which the City provides supplemental electric service, the customer will remain on this rate for a minimum of 12 months, once established. All Supplemental Service customers will be reviewed annually in October to determine their status in this rate class.

Power Factor Adjustment: For loads of 500 kW or more, or at the option of the City, power factor adjustments will be made in the billing demand, when the average power factor is less than 90%. If the average power factor, as determined by the electric department, is lower than 90%, the monthly demand charge will be multiplied by the ratio 90% bears to the average power factor, or at the City's option, the power factor may be corrected at the customer's expense. The adjusted measured demand then becomes the billing demand.

Billing Demand: The billing demand for any month shall be the adjusted measured demand, but not less than 60% of the highest summer month of the past 11 months.

Primary Voltage Metering: Where service is taken under this rate schedule at a primary voltage, the following discounts shall apply: - 4% of the total charge where metering is at primary voltage and transformers are owned by the customer

- 2% of the total charge where metering is at secondary voltage and transformers are owned by the customer

- 1% of the total charge where metering is at primary voltage and transformers are owned by the City

Large Power

Customer Service Charge:  $150.00

Summer Energy Rate* 

Winter Energy Rate

* Summer rate is effective for bills received in July, August, September, and October.
The minimum bill is the Customer Service Charge, plus billing demand charges.

Power Factor Adjustment: For loads of 1,000 kW or more, or at the option of the City, power factor adjustments will be made in the billing demand, when the average power factor, as determined by test, at the time of the customer's maximum use is less than 90%. If the power factor, as measured by the electric department, is lower than 90%, the monthly demand charge will be multiplied by the ratio 90% bears to the measured power factor, or at the City's option, the power factor may be corrected at the customer's expense. The adjusted measured demand then becomes a billing demand.

Billing Demand: The billing demand for any month shall be the adjusted measured demand, but not less than 60% of the highest summer month of the past 11 months.

Primary Voltage Metering: Where service is taken under this rate schedule at a primary voltage, the following discounts shall apply: - 4% of the total charge where metering is at primary voltage and transformers are owned by the customer

- 2% of the total charge where metering is at secondary voltage and transformers are owned by the customer

- 1% of the total charge where metering is at primary voltage and transformers are owned by the City

Applicable: To any existing or new customers that have a peak demand of 1,000 kW or greater during any month of the year. The customer will remain on this rate for a minimum of 12 months, once established. All Large Power customers will be reviewed annually in October to determine their status in this rate class. (Not applicable to resale, stand-by, or auxiliary service.)

Municipal Service

Monthly Rate

All kWh, per kWh: $0.1203

Available

To any customer meeting City criteria for service under this schedule, and to any electrical load in which the City has the sole investment and interest. This rate shall be applicable to street lighting.

Power Procurement Cost Adjustment (PCA)

All electrical usage in the Service Area may be subject to application of a Production Cost Adjustment (PCA). The rates, as defined above, include a Production Cost Base of $0.06700 (summer) and $0.05925 (winter).

Whenever the total monthly Production Cost exceeds, or is less than, the Production Cost Base, a Production Cost Adjustment may be included in the billing charges. The adjustment shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula and shall include a loss adjustment based upon the previous year's sales and purchases data.

PCA = Actual Average Monthly Cost x (1 + Loss Factor) - Base Cost

Production costs shall include all costs of purchased power and energy. The Loss Factor shall be equal to the difference, expressed as a fraction, between net system energy purchased for the previous year and annual retail sales for the same period.

Dusk to Dawn Lighting

Applicable to private, outdoor lighting service to customers taking service when the lighting facilities are installed and operated as an extension of the City's electric distribution system, except where, in the judgment of the City, service is impractical. Service under this rate is unmetered and the luminaries operate automatically each night from dusk to dawn. All facilities necessary for service under this schedule are installed, owned, and maintained by the City. The customer, however, is responsible for the cost of replacing any parts of the facilities damaged by vandalism. 

Monthly Rate

For installation on an existing pole and connected to existing secondary conductors on each pole:

Where extension of existing overhead facilities is required, and where such extension is acceptable to the City, the monthly rate shall be increased as follows:

 - Each additional pole installed: $1.97

- Each additional span of secondary conductors installed: $1.36

For installation on decorative metal poles, including secondary wiring:

Production Cost Adjustment 

All rates are subject to a Production Cost Adjustment (PCA) as may be set from time-to-time by the City Council. The Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) clause may be invoked, for periods of no longer than 12 months in cases when significant revenue changes are necessary because of substantial increases/decreases in the cost of power and/or other emergencies that are estimated to be greater than a 10% deviation in annual power costs budgeted. In some cases, the City's wholesale provider of electric power may bill an adjustment clause for a period of time, and these costs may be passed on with losses using the PCA Clause.

Effective June 1, 2021: The City Council took action to recover a portion of additional electric costs incurred as a result of Winter Storm Uri, the polar vortex event that hit the central United States in mid-February of 2021. The City had just over $819,000 in additional direct costs associated with the event. These costs included power prices as well as other costs passed on by the City's power provider. These costs will be reimbursed with the PCA. The City estimates that fuel costs and operational costs of running our local power plant amounted to another $177,000. That cost will be absorbed into the City's budget as an overrun and not recovered through the PCA.

Starting with the June 1 billing, City of Wayne electric customers will see an additional $0.0124 per kWh charged on their electric bill (or, an additional $12.40 for every 1,000 kWh used). Look under the usage column on your most recent City utility bill for "electric" and you can calculate what the PCA will mean in dollars and cents. This PCA will be in effect for 12 months, beginning June 1, 2021.

More Information

Please visit the City of Wayne Electric Distribution pages to learn more about how power is purchased and distributed throughout the City.