Rate Schedules
How you use your service and, in some cases, how much you use, determines under which rate you will be billed.
If you feel you’re being billed under the incorrect rate schedule, contact Arika Kurtz at (509) 775-3325 or at akurtz@fcpud.com
Current Rate Schedules
Schedule YL: (Yard Lights)
Available in all areas of the districts distribution system, to all existing district customers for district provided lighting.
Schedule SL: (Street Lighting)
Available to Cities and Towns for the supply of power to city fixtures. Installation and maintenance billed at cost.
Schedule 100: (Residential / Seasonal)
Available to single residential dwellings with associated out-buildings, water systems and incidental (non-commercial) farm use.
Schedule 200: (General Service)
Any power use under 50kW not eligible for service under other rate schedules of the district. (commercial business, apartment buildings, multifamily single meter services, combined commercial/residential loads).
Schedule 300: (Irrigation)
Available for commercial irrigation pumps and pivots over 3kW. Pumps rated at 3kW and smaller served under other applicable rate schedule.
Schedule 400: (Large Power)
Any power use that has a measured established demand of 50kW or more.
Metered and Billed for Energy and Demand. Late payment charges are applicable. Not available to residential or mixed loads containing residential.
Schedule 500: (12.47 kV Industrial) PUD owned transformer – Customer owned service conductors
Any power use that has a measured established demand of 500kW or more.
Metered and Billed for Energy, Demand and Power Factor.
Schedule 600: (34.5 kV & above – Primary Industrial) Primary Termination Only
Any power use that has a measured established demand of 500kW or more.
Metered and Billed for Energy, Demand and Power Factor.
Qualifications for Rate & Demand Calculations
Qualifications for rate:
The District uses a 30-minute block demand period. Monthly peak demand is used to determine rate qualifications for schedules 200, 400, 500 & 600. “Established Measured Demand” as written in the rate schedules is defined as; a qualifying, monthly demand that is maintained for any six or more months of each calendar year.
Existing loads:
Existing loads will be reviewed in October of each year, for verification of rate qualification. Six or more of the previous twelve months must meet the rate schedule requirements to qualify for the respective rate.
New loads:
A rate will be determined at the time of application based on load calculations and the information provided to the District’s engineering staff. Loads of undetermined size, that do not qualify for schedules 100 or 300, will be served under schedule 200. Monthly peak demand readings will be reviewed during the first year of service to verify the rate is appropriate, then in October of each year thereafter.
Increased / Decreased loads:
The District reserves the right to move any load to its appropriate rate when it becomes apparent that the nature of the load requires it, or the customer notifies the District that the load is changing.
Combined loads:
When a separate meter has not been installed for each class of service, so the demand is a combined load, the Rate Schedule with the higher rate will be applied.
City Utility Tax
All residences and businesses within the city limits of Republic are assessed a Utility Tax on their electric service. Effective January 1st, 2019 this tax has been amended by the City of Republic, so a flat 4% City Utility Tax will appear on each PUD billing for such services. The City Ordinance regulating this tax can be seen at: https://www.cityofrepublic.org/ordinances-resolutions