Availability
This
rider is available to consumers with less than 25 kW monthly demand taking
service under Schedule “A” Residential and Farm Service. This rate is for
the purchase of energy for renewable resources (predominantly landfill
methane gas generation) and for the support of qualified environmental
organizations. Consumers requesting service under this optional rider must
remain on the rider for a minimum of twelve months. Bartholomew County REMC
reserves the right to limit the total number of participants under this
rider when its renewable sources have been sold or reserved.
Renewable
Resources
Energy
sold to this rider is generated using renewable resources. These resources
are expected to be continuously available except for reasonable periods
allowing for normal maintenance of generation equipment. If the cooperative
becomes aware that the renewable sources available to it will be, for any
reason, insufficient to furnish at least 50% of the total consumer purchases
hereunder for more than three months, the cooperative shall suspend
application of this rider. When the renewable sources again become
available, the cooperative will resume application.
Contributions to Qualified Environmental Programs
The cooperative will donate the net revenues generated
by application of this rider to the qualified organizations. These
organizations must engage in:
a. research and development of renewable resources,
b. environmental education, or
c. other activities or programs for which the purpose is
consistent with protecting the environment.
These organizations may be local or national, but must be not-for-profit.
Preference shall be given to qualified organizations who are either located
within the cooperative’s service territory or whose activities directly
benefit the cooperative’s locale. The cooperative shall assign
responsibility for approving qualified organizations and distributing the
net proceeds of this rider to an advisory board that includes at least one
consumer of the cooperative.
The
cooperative may retain up to twenty-five percent of the revenues generated
by application of this rider to recover the cost of developing,
implementing, administering and promoting the renewable energy program.
Each calendar year, the cooperative shall prepare a report summarizing the
total proceeds of the optional renewal energy rider and the disposition of
those net proceeds.
Monthly Rate |
|
First 1,000 kWh
or less per month
(In blocks of 100
kilowatt hours)* |
@ $0.020
per kWh |
Over 1000 kWh
per month |
@ no additional charge |
Terms of Payment
This
rider is subject to payment options and terms of payment as set forth on the
concurrent rate Schedule “A” that qualifies the consumer for service under
this rider.
Other Terms and Conditions
Except
as stated in this rider, all terms and conditions of service as set for the
concurrent rate that qualified the consumer for the renewable energy program
shall apply to service provided under this rider.
*The
additional charge for renewable energy kilowatt hours is charged in blocks
of 100 kilowatt hours at the rate of $0.02/kilowatt hour. (i.e., if 555
kilowatt hours are used by that consumer that month, then 500 kilowatt hours
will be charged at the additional rate, and the additional 55 kilowatt hours
will have no additional charge.)
Approved
January 22, 2008 the board of directors for effective date
April 1, 2008.
